The next day . . .
Mirella
I woke up, and GB had his arm wrapped around my waist. I grabbed my phone from the nightstand, and on f*******:, I already saw news that Bastos was missing. I turned off the screen and put my phone back in place. I slowly turned to face him, and he rubbed his eyes. I smiled crookedly.
“Good morning,” I said, as always.
“Hey…”
“Did you sleep well?”
“Yeah, I slept, smelling your scent.” I smiled to the side as he released me and got out of bed.
“Stay a bit longer,” I pleaded.
“I need to run some errands, but I’ll be back later. You stay here and don’t leave until I return. I’ll ask Lua not to go to college today.”
“Do I have a choice?”
“No.”
“Well, okay then.”
He kissed my cheek and left the room. I had hoped for a kiss on the lips, but that was fine. S
