That night she wanted to wait for me awake.!(
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Even though we both worked in different places, we would text each other as soon as we can. That day I told her that I would had a business dinner with a client and I'd probably be late, but she was very affectionate and was determined to see me before going to sleep. To insist, I knew from experience, would have been of no use.
During dinner we wrote some message, when the time was appropriate and I suggested her to go to read on the bed so when I came home I could lie down next to her.
As expected, the dinner was long and I arrived late. As I entered, I just took off my coat and trying to make as little noise as possible I went through the house to reach the bedroom. When I entered I saw her, beautiful, lying on the side of the bed where I usually slept: she had fallen asleep without changing her clothes or removing her make-up and I thought it was the most elegant woman of the world even when she was asleep.
I turned off the lights and went around the bed to hug her from behind and kiss her on the cheek. Without opening her eyes she smiled and sighed; she tried to turn around to me, but I gently stopped her: I didn’t want her to wake up completely, I just wanted to hold her in that position, my favourite, after a long day.
"Good night" I whispered.
"I should change - she said - I can not sleep well in these clothes", but she didn’t made any movement.
"You'll change tomorrow, my love. Go back to sleep." I said smiling.
"Ok ..."
"I missed you today"
"I missed you more" She turned her head, gave me a kiss on the lips and smiled.
I lay awake on the bed until I heard again her regular and deep breathing that she had when she was sleeping; then I closed my eyes happy to have her next to me.