Charles enters the house quietly. It's quite late. He doesn't want to wake you up. He didn't want to wait for the morning to come home and now he is home. He leaves his bag in the hallway, takes off her shoes and walks around the house silently. He wonders how he can take a shower without waking you up. Charles doesn't go to bed without taking a shower, whether you're there or not, because you don't like going to bed without taking a shower when you get home. He has been implementing your habits in his life without realizing it for a while. Like you, Charles drinks a few sips of water before going to bed, and the first thing he does when he gets up in the morning is open the curtains and benefit from the sun's rays for a few minutes, just like you. While preparing his breakfast, he plays pleasant jazz music and puts four black and four green olives on his plate. These are some of the things he sees and does from you. He walks slowly to his bedroom. He tries to silently push the ajar door of the room. While he is waiting to see your body lying curled up on the bed, he freezes in surprise when he sees the neat bedspread. A few seconds later, he remembers the phone call in which you told him you were going to be out of town for two days on a business trip. His shoulders slump and he feels a little grumpy after all the plans he made until he got home have been disrupted. He feels his tiredness more with your absence. He never thought that not having the creams you use constantly in the bathroom would affect him this much. After getting out of the shower, he went to bed without wasting any time. At the same time, he sent you messages asking how you were and when you would return home. He added that he wanted you to let him know and that he could come and get it. You told him what you were doing, that you would leave tomorrow evening or return home the next morning if you were tired, and that he needed to rest, but that you would call him if anything happened. Even texting with you makes him feel good, but he doesn't want to disturb your sleep anymore. He looks at the photos you took on your last trip to help him ease his longing a little. Then he spreads out on the bed and wraps his arm around your pillow. He can smell your hair on his pillow. Every night before going to bed, Charles watches you put various things on your hair in front of the mirror. During this time, you never stay silent and always talk about something. You talk about a movie or a song, why you want to try a new food, where you will have breakfast in the morning, or a cute dog you saw that day. He watches you from where he lies and after a while he gets grumpy like a little child. He wants to be close enough to touch you even if you're in the same room. And Charles says the sentence he repeats every night but never changes. "Come here, I missed you." Now he sleeps in his own bed and has everything he needs with him. But your absence covers such a large area that tonight he falls into the most restless sleep of his life. There had been times when you'd been apart for longer than this before, but never as uncomfortable as right now.