Emma is not in bed when Daniel wakes. He gets out of bed and searches. He finds her in the den lying on the couch on her back. He thinks at first she’s asleep, but she opens her eyes and smiles at him. A gentle smile. He lifts her legs and seats himself on the couch at her feet. He caresses her feet, gently pulling and squeezing her toes, smoothing and sometimes scraping his fingers along her soles and ankles and all parts of her feet and lower legs. He continues the caressing until it seems Emma is truly asleep. He wonders if she is dreaming and what dreams she might be having.