I feel a little depressed until I hear him in the dressing room. It’s embarrassing how relieved I am when I see him standing there almost fully dressed, putting on his cufflinks. I lean on the doorframe, watching him as he concentrates on fastening the links. “Good morning.” I say softly, my heart constricting with longing as I look at him. Watching him makes me feel happy and sad at the same time, happy that he’s mine, and sad because, somehow, I know he doesn’t truly belong to me. He looks up at me, “Good morning Sophie.” He says, finishing with the links. There’s a tie hanging loosely around his neck, and his fingers move to knot it. I don’t want to rehash our conversation of last night, but I don’t want to spend the whole day missing him either. “I wish you wouldn’t leave so early,” I say. He walks away from me, towards the mirror. In the face of his silence, I start to wish I hadn’t said anything. I watch as he starts to knot his tie. “I know you’re really busy...”
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