The Life and Times of an Expatriate, Chap 4-5
CHAPTER FOUR We both slept through the night and I awoke in the morning with her still held tight to my body. I just held her, smelling her and occasionally kissing her forehead. She was stirring and I did not want her to awake alone this morning. I had no doubts that we would continue our explorations today and I was truly looking forward to it. Thinking she was still asleep I nuzzled against her and softly, almost in a whisper, told that she was my special one and thanked for making me feel alive again. When I went on to say that I would miss her dearly when she finds her true love, she suddenly opened her eyes and scolded me. “Popi, I do love you and I will never leave you,” She said. …