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Joe came home after a long night shift at the shipyard. Joe made his way through the quiet flat until he came to the bedroom, where his beloved Hubby (yes, that was what Joe called Nicky) was sleeping in yet another weird position. While getting undressed, Joe noticed that Nicky was talking in his sleep.
"No, my prince," Nicky muttered. "I'm a pretty princess. The unicorn dragon won't allow it."
Joe smiled to himself. As long as Joe had known Nicky, and that had been their entire life, Nicky was the one with the best imagination. Nicky was the one who came up with the best adventure when they were children. They had fought: dragons, a Kraken, ghosts, and all kinds of mythological beasts and monsters Nicky read about in his books. Joe was sure that was why Nicky was such a hit amongst the children in the kindergarten.
"You can't kiss me, my prince," Nicky muttered. "I'm married to the pink unicorn dragon."
It was a well-known fact that Joe loved wearing pink, so he just hoped it was him who was the pink unicorn dragon in Nicky's dream.
"We live in the clouds," Nicky muttered. "Every night, we fly on the winds so we can watch the stars."
Joe thought that Nicky was damn cute.
"And the pink unicorn dragon has lovely curls," Nicky muttered. "Like the soft clouds."
Joe's plan was to lie down as quietly as possible next to Nicky and not wake him, but because Joe, as usual, didn't pay any attention to where he placed his feet, he hit the night table next to the bed and let out a scream. Nicky woke and rolled over on his side so he could look at Joe before sitting up with a sleeping looe.
"You do know," Nicky said. "That it was you who placed the night table there."
"Yeah, I know," Joe replied. "But my feet forgot it again."
Joe sat down on the bed and looked at his big toe while Nicky placed his arms around Joe's tummy and pressed his body against Joe's back.
"Do you want me to kiss your ouchie?" Nicky offered. "The kids in the kindergarten say I can make every ouchie better."
"With that recommendation," Joe replied. "Yes, please."
Nicky got Joe to lie down before he blew on Joe's big toe.
"The kids are right. You're a pro at making every ouchie better," Joe said as he pulled Nicky up to his face. "For your service, I will pay you with all the kisses you want."
"Start with ten," Nicky replied. "Then we can talk numbers when we have slept."
They shared ten kisses before Nicky placed his head on Joe's chest. When that happened, Joe wrapped his arms around Nicky.
"Nicky?" Joe said. "Did you know you're so cute when you talk in your sleep?"
"If anyone talks in their sleep, it's you, and you're so cute when you do it," Nicky yawed. "When I wake up again, I want to hear more about the dancing crocodile and the..."
Joe looked down at Nicky, who was already sleeping. Joe placed a kiss on Nicky's forehead before he closed his eyes. Joe promised himself when he woke up he wanted to hear more about the unicorn dragon. It was going to be an interesting conversation about a dancing crocodile and a unicorn dragon.