Thane He woke up to her tracing patterns on his chest, her fingers moving slowly on his skin, “ Morning,” She whispered, her voice thick from sleeping. Opening my eyes, I look over to her. “ Morning, Love” The morning light shone on her delicate face, her raven black hair on the pillow. With the memory of the previous night still lingering between us, I watched as she leaned in to kiss me. It was a slow, tender one. I wrapped my arms around her and rolled her gently onto her back, then threw the cover over us, enveloping us in darkness with the promise of reconnecting. Two hours later, I woke up again. I watched as she was getting ready to go to work. “ You were leaving again without saying goodbye?” Looking at me, over her shoulder. “ No, now that you are up, it's time for me to

