|Theodore|
I leaned casually against the doorway, arms crossed, as I casually watched Carmella enjoying the morning sunlight pouring through the gauzy curtains of our hotel room. She was sitting at the small table by the window, her posture relaxed as she cradled a cup between her hands. The light framed her in a way that made her look almost ethereal. Her smile was as radiant as the sun outside even in the most chaotic of times.
I feel content to simply watch her for a moment. There was something about the ease with which she existed in these quiet moments that made my chest tighten in the best possible way. She must have felt my gaze because she looked up, her eyes meeting mine with a flicker of curiosity.
“What?” she asked, her tone playful, her lips curving into an even brighter smi
