Clara
I woke up feeling the cold on my back and turned to see Damien’s half of the bed empty. I rolled to his side and snuggled onto his pillow, enveloping myself in his scent and realizing it was still warm. After ten minutes, I gave up the idea that he was just in the bathroom and climbed out of bed, pulling on a sweatshirt and walking through the apartment to the gym. It was empty; everything perfectly put away and still clean from the housekeeper being there the night before. I walked to the front door and slipped on a pair of shoes before starting my trek down the stairs to his office. I had kept him from his work the night before and he probably came down hoping to get a jump on it. After this all settles down, I really needed him to walk me through some of our responsibilities so I
