grave yard shift

Tonight is my bf's first shift at his new job. This will be the first night I've slept alone in my entire life, and the first night since I moved in with my bf that I've slept without my bf. I have always had a dog sleeping curled into me. I had one month in my life where I didn't have a dog and that month was the worst month in my life. I was terrified to sleep and I know I was younger then, but I haven't slept alone ever since. At night I see things at night, I hear things and everything scares me. Without someone to protect me I don't know if I'll be able to sleep...