The past two nights, I couldn't sleep well.

　　I woke up early in the morning, just as the sky was beginning to lighten.

　　As soon as I opened my eyes, I couldn't get back to sleep.

　　I wanted to get up, but Lucas had his arm around me. I didn't want to move too much for fear of waking him, so I stayed still, stiff as a board.

　　I watched his hand under the faint light coming through the window curtain.

　　His hand was slightly swollen, ...