"Sure, always love."
"I was thinking about tomorrow, how much I’ll miss you."
"I know, baby. I'll miss you too. The months will pass soon, and I'll be here again."
"Be careful, wherever you go. Be careful and write me as soon as you can, even just an email to tell me you're okay."
"I'll do it, baby, but if you don't hear from me for a few days or weeks, don't worry. We can't always have the devices with us."
"I'll always be worried, from when you walk out that door until you come back."
"Love, look at me." I make her get up and sit on the bed. "If anything ever happens to me, they'll send someone to warn you."
"I can't lose you,” she says, bursting into tears.
"It won't happen, baby. You’re my guardian angel. It was just going to tell you that there is always someone who will inform you of everything in case I can't. It's the practice."
She nods and holds me tight. "I'll miss you."
"You too, baby. Keep the phone with you. I might call you sometime."
"It’ll always be with me."
"I promise that as soon as I get back, we’ll have the honeymoon I had planned."
"It's enough for me to have you with me. You’re all I need."
I hold her close to me, then look at my watch and see that it’s 2 am. In just a couple of hours, I'll have to leave.
"Let's try to rest, honey."
"All right,” She responds by covering us.
Chapter Twenty-Four
Isabel
His breathing is regular, and I think he has fallen asleep. I can't sleep. I know he’d be able to leave without waking up.
I turn to look at him. I want to memorize every detail.
"You’re all I could ever dream of. I love you with all my being,” I whisper to him.
His phone vibrates and he wakes up. A knot forms in my stomach.
"I'm going to take a shower. Will you come with me, baby?"
"I can't say no to my husband."
I see him smile as he takes off his T-shirt and throws it at me. I grab it and smell it. It smells like sex, and him—a perfect mix. It’ll keep me company in the nights of solitude.
I join him in the shower, where he doesn't even give me time to get in before he takes me in his arms—accompanying me under the hot water as his hands and mouth explore my body, loving me in all possible ways.
He starts dressing while I dry my hair.
"You're sexy, dressed like that."
He bursts out laughing, looking at me from head to toe. "You’re much sexier, so naked and inviting."
