Marco entered the room and found Laura distressed in the armchair.
"Are you hurting?"
"No."
"What's happening, then?"
"I can't manage with just one arm. The doctor said I can't move the arm in the cast. I was going to take a shower and..."
Laura fell silent.
"Do you need help, is that it?"
She could only nod in agreement.
I'll get the wrap to protect the cast from the water. Marco wrapped the entire cast with a waterproof bandage. Laura was sitting, and he knelt once again at her feet to remove her boots.
"It's almost becoming a ritual for you to have to take off my boots."
She gave him a small smile.
"If I get a smile every time, I do it with the greatest pleasure."
He made her stand up to unbutton her blouse. Laura closed her eyes and trembled at the touch of her husband's ha
