[ WP ] You possess the ability of persistent lucid dreaming . Accompanied by a strange man/woman , together you build a world you revisit every night . One day you see them at a coffee shop . You immediately recognize each other .

They had grown together, they had come together. 
 
 In his dreams Joel was an architect, a painter, a creator of worlds. She was always there with him but he had always thought of her as one of his constructs. He thought he'd created her in one of his constant lucid dreams. 
 
 Every night he would dream this way, it had come to him naturally much like Janette. He had a girlfriend in real life, Mary, but in his dreams Janette was his love. She was everything he wanted, black hair, green eyes, thin where it counted with curves in just the right places. 
 
 Janette was covered in tattoos and her hair had just the lightest tinge of green on one single ribbon of hair from root to tip. 
 
 She was Joel's perfection. Of course Joel had made some changes to himself in the dreams. 
 
 In real life he weighed fifteen pounds more, did not have tan skin or six pack abs. He was pale and a bit flabby much unlike this second life he lived at night. 
 
 Some nights he was unable to sleep and others he did n't dream. These were the nights he truly regretted. There were also times Jannette was not there, he always liked her around and this put a damper on most of his creation for that night. 
 
 The dreams seemed to last several weeks every night and they had built entire civilizations together in time. Janette and Joel resided king and queen over many different internal worlds. The latest one they lorded an entire galaxy from a central solar system. 
 
 In dreams they were gods, but Joel knew from the beginning he could never have her. 
 
 She was created in his mind, true he had no idea where she had come from. He assumed it was a subconscious creation based on his wants in a woman. The subconscious being as weird as it is. 
 
 So why, he wondered, is she staring at me across the bistro? 
 
 A cold dread fell over him when he had noticed her. He had pinched himself but he was n't dreaming like all the other times. 
 
 She too was a bit overweight, not like the dream Janette, who was perfect skinny with an olive complexion. In real life she was like, well like a real person, pale, still beautiful but not like the dreams. 
 
 She eyed him and the knot in his stomach continued to tighten. 
 
 `` What's wrong with you?'' She asked between bites of lo mein. 
 
 He almost forgot she was there. 
 
 `` Nothing, nothing. Why?'' He was unconvincing. 
 
 Mary stopped eating. 
 
 Joel, however, was busy revisiting all the times he and Janette had sex in those dream universes. They had slept together in every way possible to them, they'd lain together in star nuseries set after the Pillars of Creation. 
 
 They'd done many positions on desolate planets in fictional solar systems, they come together many times on city streets in their created metropolis of Dawn's Gaze.'She came up with the name,' Joel thought,'not my fault it sounded stupid.' 
 
 `` Seriously Joel, you were so excited to come here earlier. What is wrong, i know that look.'' Mary said. 
 
 `` Nothing is wrong. I, I guess I just feel a little sick to my stomach.'' Joel said. 
 
 `` Aww poor Joel. Sick to his stomach...'' Mary had always delighted in making fun when Joel was sick. She would always say, `` Oh you think you're sick, try abdominal cramps and bleeding 5 days a month!'' Joel would always reply with `` Gross.'' 
 
 `` I am just going to go to the bathroom.'' Joel said getting up. 
 
 `` Please do n't take too long I was looking forward to hanging out before work Joel.'' 
 
 `` I know.'' 
 
 With that Joel headed to the back restroom, he was careful not to look back until he was out of Mary's sight. 
 
 He looked to where Janette, or whoever that was, was sitting. She was n't there anymore.'Phew' Joel thought. Maybe his nightmare was over. 
 
 He came to the bathroom door that read, Dudes like these hipster restaurants did in this gentrified part of the city. 
 
 He opened the door and there stood Janette in all her real life glory. 
 
 Joel almost fell back and he let out a low, startled `` whaa --'' 
 
 `` Are you Joel?'' She asked in a hushed voice. 
 
 Joel said nothing. 
 
 `` I think I am going crazy but I have seen you in many of my dreams. I am going to leave now.'' 
 
 Joel stopped her, he put his hand on her shoulder. He felt her shudder. 
 
 `` No, do n't leave, I am Joel.'' 
 
 Her eyes widened. 
 
 `` Are you really Janette? This ca n't be real.'' 
 
 `` That's what I'm screaming.'' 
 
 They shared a tense laugh. 
 
 `` So how did you find me?'' Joel asked. 
 
 `` I did n't, we came to the same place.'' Janette said. 
 
 `` This is too weird.'' Joel said 
 
 Joel looked back toward where Mary was sitting, he was safely behind a wall. 
 
 Janette looked sad. 
 
 `` It gets weirder.'' 
 
 `` what?'' Joel asked. 
 
 Janette avoided eye contact and fell silent 
 
 `` What Janette?'' Joel was nervous now. 
 
 She looked apologetic. `` Joel I do n't know how this is possible...'' 
 
 She stopped 
 
 `` What goddammit?!'' 
 
 `` I'm i'm pregnant.'' 
 
 The ball that was forming in Joel's stomach now loosed itself, he felt all of his insides disappear into some black hole leaving only a crater behind. 
 
 `` That is...'' Joel tried to form words. 
 
 `` Not possible? Seems it is. I have n't been with anyone in 2 years... Except in my dreams.'' She said with her head down. 
 
 `` You're right it is n't possible, you're lying. There is something weird going on here and I think you are at the core of it. What do you want like money or something?!'' Joel exploded. 
 
 `` I have only ever seen you in dreams Joel how would i know who you were?'' She said. 
 
 `` I do n't know.'' Joel resigned 
 
 They regarded each other for a moment. There was no denying it, this had turned into an ordeal 
 
 Joel started to say something but another voice interrupted him. 
 
 `` Joel.'' Mary said as she came around the corner 
 
 Joel and Janette looked at her as Mary froze in the restroom hallway. 
 
 `` What is this?'' Mary asked. 
 

