A few days later
(Char's POV)
Mia had left in the early hours again today. As much as I understand that she has business to sort out, I just wish she would stay. I hate that she has to leave. It's even worse that she has to travel hundreds of miles away. Sometimes I despise long distance.
I sit up and grab my phone from the bedside table. I check and I have no new messages. That's odd.
Hey, I miss you - C x
No reply.
Mia? - C x
Still nothing. I decided to just leave it for a bit because she could still be on the road.
I got up and went about my morning tasks. I didn't have work today, thank god, so I planned to just lay in bed all day and make sure that I was wrapped in her scent. I had a shower and changed into some new pyjamas before going downstairs and grabbing some snacks and drinks for the day. As usual, Mia had stocked the cupboards with all of my favourite stuff.
I checked my phone again. Still nothing, that was strange.
Hey, I hope everything is okay, I know I'm probably just overthinking but you usually respond by now - C x
Five minutes later my phone starts buzzing. It's a random number calling. I decided to pick it up.
"Char? Sweetheart?" I heard, Mia's voice on the other side of the line.
"Mia? Why are you calling me off a random number?" I asked.
"I had to buy a new phone and sim. I kinda dropped my old one on the road and it kinda got run over by a bus." She said.
"Amelia! You're so clumsy!" I said. "Well, was it at least a double decker bus?"
"Of course it was. It completely destroyed my phone." She replied.
"The Smiths reference!" I shouted.
This elicited a laugh from Mia.
"I miss you, sweetheart" She said.
"I miss you more, come back home" I replied.
"I'll be home in a few days, baby" She told me.
"Ugh, I can't wait that long" I pouted.
"Well, why don't you just sleep the whole time? That's what I do when I'm not busy" she said.
"What do you mean?" I asked.
"I sleep so I can see you, coz I hate to wait so long." She replied.
I smiled as the memories of our first night together in her bed flooded my mind.
"Okay, I'll sleep, I'll make sure I dream of you" I told her.
"Keep those dreams clean" She teased.
"No promises" I retorted.
"I love you, sweetheart" She said.
"I love you too" I replied.
She hung up the phone and I went back upstairs with my snacks and then got myself comfortable in bed, it wasn't long before I drifted off, thoughts of her swirling through my mind.
I dreamed of her and only her. Her gentle touch, her soothing voice, her secret sweet demeanor, her gorgeous red hair. I slept with a smile on my face as I imagined her arms around me. It wasn't until the next morning that I realised I wasn't imagining it. She was here. She was back.
Was this time for good?
