You let your finger run down the other woman's back as her sleeping form is nuzzled into you. You can feel her body shiver every now and then and you bring her closer, start rubbing her back and arms. You kiss her forehead and keep her close. You use the warmth of your body to keep her warm all night and all you can think about is how grateful you are to have her back. You think about all those sleepless nights when you've stayed awake thinking about her, thinking if she has moved on, thinking what if she would be lying in bed with someone else while you're lying there thinking about her. But then you go back a few hours into your memory and feel how she fell into your arms in complete surrender, how it felt to hold her face against yours, how her lips felt against yours, how much love she has for you, the longing to meet you again, to see you again was so clear in her eyes that any doubts of the little human in your arms not being yours go away like they never existed. A sudden shiver and breath hitting your body brings you back from your train of thoughts.
You look down at her stirring in her sleep and then looking up at you.
"You're here." Was all she said and you kissed her forehead.
"I'm not going away again and that is a promise." You tell her but in the back of your mind you're praying and hoping with all you've got for being able to keep that promise forever. You stroke her hair gently and ask her to go back to sleep, to rest peacefully and not worry about leaving cause you're going to be by her side, not leaving her alone for a second, in sickness or in health.
"I do." You say the phrase in your mind, making a silent promise to protect her, to love her, to be there for her as long as she needs you and beyond.