That's how it was for the next few weeks, we would spend all our time together, reading, laughing and discussing my dreams.

Now that I got used to the themes of my dreams, they didn't seem so strange, instead they were heartwarming. They were something I desesperately wished was true.

All of them contained her and me, but I was always in a different form.

The dreams had started being different yesterday, they were focused more on the children, our children. One of them, a boy of 7, strangely ressembled Sol.

The dream made me miss my merry band as we hadn't met or contacted each other since the whole ordeal.

Today, that changed, today I was planning on setting up a meeting with the whole group to get to the bottom of what was happening.

I enjoyed spending time with Miri very much but I needed to regain some of my sanity.

I needed my family to bring me back to reality. I needed them to spill what they knew.

The meeting would be without Miri, if she was there, it would defeat the purpose, as she seemed to hold some power over them.

I texted the group chat as I was cooking breakfast. A few minutes later, I received affirmative responses.

I didn't know if they thought I would be bringing Miri with me or if they knew of our living arrangement but I was careful not to hint that she wasn't coming.

I still didn't know anything about her relationship with them, the power she held over them or how they played into her fantasies.

So better be safe than sorry.

I would hide the meeting from her and go out under the pretense to buy some supplies.

I looked over at her, she looked gorgeous in my gym shorts and graphic tee, her hair was slightly disheveled giving her an adorable look. I don't think I had ever laid eyes on a woman more perfect than her. She was radiant all the time, like her skin itself contained thousands of small suns.

Despite my clothes being quite large on her, they couldn't hide her curvy figure, she was voluptuous, like a statue of Aphrodite.

She was playing Stardew Valley on my laptop. She was entirely immersed in the game. Her face scrunched up from focusing on the game was adorable, it made me want to pinch her cheeks and kiss her forehead.

I sat down next to her, "I'm gonna have to go pick up some supplies for the rest of the week. I'll go out in a few."

Without looking at me, she dropped some shocking news. "That reminds me! I'm not going to be home until tomorrow afternoon. I have something urgent to do."

I was taken aback, "Why didn't you tell me sooner? What are you doing that takes so much time?"

The idea of being separated from her for more than a few hours was tortuous. I had gotten so used to her presence that I would no doubt go crazy without her.

She looked at me, a bit peeved, "1) I forgot and 2) It's a private matter."

I'll admit it fully, I raised my voice a bit, I was shocked by her response and tone. I thought we shared everything. A foolish assumption, it seemed to be. I didn't understand why she wouldnnt just tell me. "HUH? A private matter?"

She returned her focus to the laptop "Yes, a private matter. Something that can only be shared with the people closest to me, and since you haven't aknowledged being my husband, that excludes you."

That was a low blow and she knew it. It wasn't my fault that her story was unbelievable, I was still trying my darnest to record the dreams and analyze them.

I pouted and went to my room to get changed. I knew it was childish but I couldn't stop myself from sulking. After putting on some warm clothes and citrusy cologne, I got out of the bedroom.

Even though I was sulking, I couldn't just leave, I wrote "Sorry for yelling" on a little heart post-it note, got out a passion fruit and white chocolate pop and stuck it on.

I headed for the couch, put the pop on the table and leaned it to give her a forehead kiss.

My parents had thought me to take care of the people I loved even whilst working through negative emotions. I wasn't about to disappoint them now.

Mostly, no matter how pouty I was, I couldn't leave without giving her a kiss, especially since I wouldn't be seeing her when I got back to the appartement.

I headed for the front door as she mumbled a sweet goodbye. Without turning around, I said "Don't forget to eat and be safe."

Then I left.

On the way down, I ordered an Uber so I wouldn't have to wait in the cold for a cab.

Whilst waiting for the Uber to arrive, I browsed the newspaper selection at a little kiosque on my street.

By the time I had picked out a newspaper and paid for it, my Uber was here.

I entered quickly, the warm air envelopping me, chasing away the remnants of the cold streets.

After 15 minutes, I was done with my newspaper and I had arrived at my destination. It was a newly opened Ethiopian place Erika had been raving about.

Even before I entered, a delicious aroma filled my nostrils. When I entered, a waitress came over to me, eager to place me at a table.

Behind her, in a large table at the back, Sol stood up and gestured for me to come over. I thanked the waitress and pointed out my friend.

As I headed towards him, I felt frazzled.

As I studied my friends dark brown eyes, dark skin and light brown hair; I kept seeing the little boy from my dream. They were very similar, it almost felt like their image superposed in front of my very eyes. Their roman nose, freckles and almond eyes were the same, they also both had a big lower lip and a thin upper lip.

As I embraced my friend in a bear hug, I shook the thoughts away. I couldn't verbalized them to him. What could I say? I had a weird dream about a female dragon and a little boy that looked like you? Are you by any chance related? It sounded insane, even to me who had been basking in Miri's insanity for a time now.

As we chatted about our lives, I saw the rest of the group start pouring in.

That's when I got anxious.

This was weird, they were never early or even on time. So for them to all arrive early was generally a bad sign.

The only other time this happened was for my parent's funeral. They were worried about me, worried I would sink into depression, worried I would do something drastic, worried I was alone now.

For them to arrive early like that meant something big was happening or something was wrong. A thought sprung up in my mind. The only way I could explain it, was to say that to me there was a link between them being early and death.

Was Miri going to kill me ?