“Let’s stay like this. Don’t push me away. You’re tired, and when you’re tired, you should have a good rest. No one will blame you.” Lucia listened to his deep and gentle voice and let go of everything. Inside the arms of a man who would still be considered unfamiliar, she received a warm embrace she had never gotten before.
“Good, that’s it. Like I said, leave everything to me from now on. You only have to wait for Rainy to recover.”
Gabriel patted her back repeatedly like he was coaxing a child, and Lucia finally relaxed her taut mind and body. This time, she was really so tired she couldn’t open her eyes.
She was tired, really tired.
Let her have a little more rest. Let her feel a little more of this warmth.
Gabriel lowered his head. The woman in his arms seemed to have fallen asle
