He leaned down slightly, his eyes fixed on Adrian's sleeping face. "Baby..." he murmured. "What if we just leave it in the past?"
Adrian slept far longer than Matteo expected.
Matteo waited up, hoping his boyfriend would wake for dinner, but Adrian remained fast asleep, sleeping right through the evening.
It wasn't until the dead of night, at 2:16 a.m., that Adrian finally stirred.
Matteo, who had only managed to fall asleep an hour earlier, woke instantly to the sound of shifting sheets.
Adrian quietly climbed out of bed and walked over to his usual spot by the window, staring out at the dark grounds.
He picked up his phone and checked a message from Maya. The two of them had been secretly coordinating a plan behind Matteo's back.
Adrian remained by the window for hours.
Matteo lay perfectly still in the darkness, watching him in silence and wondering what was going through his mind.
Around 5:00 a.m., Adrian finally stood up and walked back over to the mattress.
