No, but that's a good thing.

After all, it means no nightmares. And after an experience like last night...

You blearily sit up, morning light streaming through the window. After stretching, you realize that you feel amazing. You feel better rested than you have in years. You look down and see that your shirt is till unbuttoned, and the scars are still visible. You hurriedly move to button it back up, afraid someone will see.

The door to Ashley's room opens, startling you. You instinctively pull your hands over your chest, covering up. Ashley stumbles out, groaning and hunched over. Her hair is everywhere, and she has bags under her eyes the color of bruises. She's wearing nothing but a pair of skintight boxers and a pair of gold nipple piercings with a chain connecting them. You blush and avert your eyes. This isn't the first time this has happened, but the nipple piercings are new.

Ashley stumbles over to the kitchen while you finish buttoning up. You politely wait for her to acknowledge your presence. In the meantime, Ashley clumsily pours herself a glass of water and drinks it. She stands up, bracing her hand with one back. It's not until she tosses her glass into the sink and turns around that she notices you. She freezes, looking down at herself. She shakes her head wildly and firmly, seemingly convincing herself of something. She looks back at you defiantly. "What?"

"Um... can I use the shower?"

She shrugs. "Sure. Just don't forget to do--"

Her eyes fly wide open and she suddenly flinches. "I-I mean... Sure, Chris. Whatever you want."

You're extremely confused. This is very unlike Ashley. "Is everything all right?"

She nods urgently, staring off into space, her body language suddenly very tense. "Yeah, don't worry about it."

You hesitate. "Are you--"

"I said I'm fine, Chris. Didn't you say you wanted to go shower?"

You hesitate again, but relent. You wonder what could have happened overnight to make Ashley suddenly so nice to you. You decide not to look a gift horse in the mouth and arrange some clothing to go shower.

You have the clothes, and are about to open the bathroom door when you hear a gasp from Ashley. You look over your shoulder and see the chain between her breasts swinging, incidentally drawing your gaze to her beautiful figure and clear skin. You blush again. "I-is everything really okay?"

Ashley doesn't respond right away. She seems to be listening to something you can't hear. After a moment, she meets your eyes and robotically asks, "Hey, Chris, would you like to shower together?"