I dreamt of Linus.

I “woke up” and felt Lucy in the crook of my elbow, looked over and saw him staring at me wide eyed and waiting. (Like the picture) he’d do this sometimes with his big saucer eyes, a little unnerving when I couldn’t figure out what he wanted but ultimately funny. Unlike Lucy who paws at me for attention, Linus would mostly stare while I ran through a litany of his needs until I found the correct answer. Usually he wanted more food or behind the ear scritches.

In the dream, he was looking at me and I was confused. I closed my eyes (in my dream but I thought I was awake), and shook my head to gain clarity. When I “opened” them again he was still there looking. That’s when I realized he was visiting me. I said “Linus” and smiled. I watched him for awhile. He slow blinked and I smiled and smiled.

At some point I went back to sleep in my dream.

Last week I asked him to visit. I’m so happy he heard me.