[Short angst/comfort because I'm having a shitty day at work. Translations under cut.]
I throw my bag across the room and fall onto the couch. Hot tears well up in my eyes as I bury my face into the pillow. I hear my phone going off, but I don't answer. I just listen to it ring about 2 to 3 times. My eyes finally close after the 3rd ring. My chest is aching. I then hear the door open, but I don't move. I just lay there as he walks over.
"Estás bien, mi amor?" Miguel asks softly, "You didn't answer the phone."
I sit up. My eyes are red and puffy as I look up at him. Miguel's expression fills with concern. He sits next to me, taking my hands gently in his.
"Cariño, qué pasa?" He asks again.
"I had a bad day at work..." I mumble.
"Did something in particular happen?" Miguel's thumb runs over my knuckles slowly.
I take a deep breath, letting out a shaky sigh.
"It wasn't even all that bad." I explain, "It's just that one of the security officers that I'm friends with transferred to another site. I didn't find out until he came up to me and told me he was getting his things."
"Cariño..."
Miguel wipes away the fresh tears as they run down my cheeks. He pulls me into a firm hug. I cling to him, crying into his chest as he rubs my back slowly.
"You've told me before that you can't handle change very well." He says.
"Yeah, I-I really can't..." I rest my head on his chest.
"Is it a permanent transfer?"
"No, just for a few months."
"Ah."
He leans against the couch, holding me close.
"Está bien, mi amor. Volverá." He kisses my forehead.
"I know." I say, "It just really hurts right now."
"Lo sé, pero detenerse en ello no es bueno para ti." He lifts my chin, "Have you eaten dinner yet?"
"No." I reply.
"Would you like to get dinner and watch a movie?" He offers with a soft smile.
I smile back.
"I'd really like that."
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"Estás bien, mi amor?" = "Are you alright, my love?"
"Cariño, qué pasa?" = "Honey, what's wrong?"
"Cariño..." = "Oh, honey..."
"Está bien, mi amor. Volverá." = "It's alright, my love. He'll come back."
"Lo sé, pero detenerse en ello no es bueno para ti." = "I know, but dwelling on it isn't good for you."
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