I felt like I could breathe again now that she was back, as I realized that she must have crawled in bed with me while I was out cold.
Desperate to touch her, I slipped my arms around her, and she opened her big blue eyes and smiled into mine, just like that first time, when I'd found her asleep in my office.
"You're back," I whispered, pressing a kiss to her lips.
She nodded, but then she looked a little uncertain. And I wondered why she was turning her head and sniffing the pillow, till she narrowed her eyes on me and asked, "Why am I smelling another woman's perfume in your bed? Don't tell me you've already moved on, and you're seeing someone else."
"No!" I said, trying to decide how to explain it. Until I decided that the best thing to do was just tell her the truth.
I told her th
