The half-asleep Jimmy fights to stay awake waiting for her to return to bed. He has romantic notions of falling asleep in her arms after profusely declaring his undying love to her over and over. He is surprised, and very much relieved, that she does not seem overly upset by his wild attack upon her. He was even more surprised when, as they climbed the stairs, in a soft whispered plea that almost sounded desperate in its urging, when she invited him to sleep with her that night. He is hopeful, wondering if sleep was all that was on the menu.
He does his best to stay awake, but it's to no avail and in the process of waiting for her in slips off into a deep sleep. Sometime later he fills himself being awaken by a series of soft kisses and even softer words by his mother.
His eyes flicker o
