Henry sighed as he pulled back the covers off of the bed. It was going to be a long week without her, he thought as he looked to her side of the bed. He sighed as he saw her lotion, a miscellaneous pair of her glasses, and her various other trinkets she kept by the bed- he wasn't sure what half of them were for.
Elizabeth had left this morning for a week long summit in Brussels, and had been holed up all week at the office in preparation for her trip. She just left, and he already missed her like crazy. He knew the kids did, too.
"Why did we get these again?" He mumbled to himself as he haphazardly threw the big decorative pillows on the floor.
That's when something under the last pillow on her side of the bed caught his eye. He crawled on the bed over to her side. As he lifted the pillow to investigate, a wide smile came across his entire face. She is amazing, he thought to himself.
Underneath the pillow lay her glasses and a piece of paper, neatly folded with her unmistakable handwriting.
Henry,
I'm so sorry that we weren't able to spend much time together before I left. I will make it up to you with a proper date night when I return. Only a week. Keep my glasses safe until I get back.
I love you,
Elizabeth.
Henry held up the letter and inhaled the remnants of her crisp perfume and lavender lotion that lingered on the page. It was going to be a long week, but they were going to get through it.