A little blood had soaked into the pillow, but not much.

She turned her face into the pillow and prayed he wouldn't do so again.

She settled into her pillow as if to go to sleep.

I sank back into my pillow and tried to sleep.

Alone she wept for a long time into her pillow.

Sometimes she would whisper his name into her pillow just to hear the sound of it.

Tom turned off the light and rolled into his cool pillow.

When he was gone she rolled over, pushed her face into the pillow.

Then she sighed and settled her head into the pillow.

The young woman did not resist, but settled her head back into the pillow.