He sat up and reached for his phone that was lying on his jeans on the coffee table. For the first time since he had arrived in Innsbruck, he actually felt able to deal with what turning on the phone would mean. His hands were trembling slightly as the display lit up. He typed in his pin knowing th
Feeling slightly nauseous all of a sudden, D reached out and grabbed hold of the doorframe. Somehow this felt as if someone had just sucked the life out of her. So much about the question what she would wish for. She coughed out a bitter, little laugh. That he would at least still be here when she
Joe put on a crooked smile. “Car door…” “Crap!” She grimaced at the pure thought. “How –?“ “I don’t know,” he lied. “Just happened. But as long as these two still work…” He tipped the thumb and index finger together. “I guess chances aren’t too bad that I’ll survive.” Her gaze wandered to her cof
Blowing out a breath, he downed the rest of his coffee and set the empty mug on the dining table beside him. She had glance up at him briefly, but there still wasn’t any statement. Or maybe that was the statement… “Okay,” he said with a shrug. “So let’s not talk about last night then. There are a
He perched on it and just played with his key in his lap for a moment. Finally he looked over at her again. “So, should we just forget about last night then?” he asked seriously. “We can. Just tell me. It’s up to you.” Swallowing hard, D dropped her gaze to her knees. “Hey…” he said softly and n
Sarah woke up at eight-thirty. She stretched, yawned and turned over again. It was so nice not to have to jump out of bed right away! She only had one more evening shift tonight and then a three-day weekend. She really couldn’t wait for that! Staring towards the wicker chair in the corner, her t
She returned to the kitchen now, her appetite for pancakes or waffles gone. Absent-mindedly she made herself some coffee, toasted a piece of bread, put butter and Nutella on it and sat down at the kitchen table, her mind racing. Where could he possibly be? Should she be worried? Should she call
”That’s really interesting!” She wasn’t even trying to hide her irritation now. “Because he’s not in his room, where you’d think he’d be. He’s actually not been there all night from what I can tell.” “What…Where is he?” Sarah coughed. “Are you seriously asking me? I just know that he definitely di
“Let’s try,” she whispered and moved her hand down to his stomach.“Okay,” he put his hand back ontop of hers and slid his fingers between hers.It took only minutes until her breathing slowed down and a slight twitching of her hand told him that she was asleep again.Listening to her breathing and
Joe woke up around three, feeling really thirsty.It took him a second to grasp where he was (not in the cabin anymore) and that he was not alone.The realization caused a flash of excitement.D was sleeping far on her side of the bed.He remembered how she had always used to do that. No matter how
He was going for a mind-sweeping kiss here – one that would swipe her mind of any reservations there might still be. Even if, right now, she didn’t seem very reserved anyway. But he’d rather be absolutely sure…His own reservations were all gone by now. And having her so close just confirmed that ke
Three minutes later Joe returned, a chocolate bar in his left hand and a glass of milk in his right.“I see chocolate,” D chirped with a greedy grin. She had sat up and was leaning against the headboard. “Come here…” Like a lazy princess she waved for him to come over.Stopping at his desk, Joe set
“I don’t wanna mess this up…” he said, his gaze on the bedcover beside her head, his hand tracing one of the lines in the pattern.“Didn’t exactly feel like you were in the process of messing things up,” she said softly and reached out to touch his face.“You don’t think so, huh?” He leaned into her
Joe pushed himself away from the windowsill.“Guess I’ve really earned a jerk medal,” he contemplated as he stepped around the bed to her. “I’m sorry I didn’t pick up.”“Mhmm,” D growled, trying hard to unwaveringly hold his gaze as he came closer. “And you’re hopefully also sorry that you didn’t ca
He shrugged and kept glaring out the window. This had become kind of a habit - turning his back on people and staring into space. It was a bad habit he had developed thanks to Liz. It just helped him focus or stay composed, and it made it easier to get through situations he would rather avoid altoge
What she had before her, was part of the job ads from Saturday’s paper. One of the ads had her company’s swan logo on it. It was the ad for one of the jobs in London.Joe had gotten up from the bed again and returned to his desk. He pulled out the chair and sat down on it backwards so he was facing
D was rising from the bed with the intention to follow him. Only that she was momentarily strangely overwhelmed by something. Something indefinable that affected her more deeply than anything had in a long time.When it only got worse once she stepped out on the landing, a moist wave from the bathro