*Caterina*

Elio had an earlier morning than I did, so I woke up to the sound of my alarm and the chill of an empty bed. Thinking about how we’d spent the evening before helped to warm me up.

I smiled as I went about my morning routine, hoping that we might spend another evening doing the exact same thing. We had both been so busy lately, and it was a treat to have an evening to ourselves, spent doing what we wanted.

I loved spending time with Elio, ...