Bedtimes

Sometimes we pass batons—I go to sleep as she’s waking up, or she goes to sleep as I’m waking up, and we give soft kisses and I talk dreamily.
Sometimes someone’s exhausted and night shifts have us sleeping at the same time, those are the best—and when someone falls asleep first, we hold them carefully and kiss them goodnight.
And sometimes things are busy or chaotic, and it’s hard to keep track of who’s sleeping when—and when that happens I get lonely for a bit, sometimes I even get anxious, but then she surprises me with a kiss and I fall in love again.