The morning perched through the silky duvet, and opened my eyes. The silver lining that crept across the room and reached out to the dressing table started to get brighter. It glimmered.
I pushed the covers off me, and cocked my head slightly to Jessica’s side of the mattress. She was still asleep, but looked as if she would wake up in a few minutes. I took it to my advantage, and kept on looking at her resting face. She was so calm. I thought about the day we first met, she was introduced at my company, applying for an office space to work as a receptionist. She wore a grey suit, and I remembered how our eyes first met, how we both went rosy once I accepted her agreement of part-time contract. That night it happened.
“Have I told you that I love you?” I softly whispered next to her ear. She woke up instantly, her blue eyes watering with rest and sadness. Looking up at me, she replied “I’m only going for two months, Kano” as she kissed my nose.