Demitri's POV
I open my eyes as the sun brings a new day into existence. It fills the small tent with the grey morning light. As I shift my eyes to the small slit at the tent's entrance, I can see the red sun lighting a fire upon the forest with the red glow of dawn. It's a brand new day and with a brand new beginning. It's a fresh start from yesterday's hardship and sorrows with the promise of today being completely different. The movement against my chest brings my attention back to the reality that lies next to me. The warm skin of her back feels like heaven against my chest against the chill of the autumn air. She releases a heavy sigh as she snuggles ever closer against me. She wraps my arms around hers while I pull her tight against me and bury my face in her soft hair. Her smell is intoxicating one that I can't even begin to convey. It reminds me of a warm summer's day...or wildflowers in a meadow.
As I run my hand over the soft skin of her arm, I trail down until my hand encompasses hers fitting perfectly like two puzzle pieces. Her soft sigh of contentment brings one to me as well. As i lay next to this beautiful woman, I was at peace, and I've never felt this way in all my years upon this Earth. The breeze lazily wrestle the flaps of the tent and fills the small area with the scent of fall. Winter is coming soon and we will need to find warmer shelter against the coming snow and cold. I once again allow my curious hands to move about, thus embarking upon a journey exploring the same body I've spent countless hours memorizing. The movements triggers her body to shift about as she unconsciously responds to my touch, causing her to move her arms under her head and allowed me to run my hand down her ribs to the small of her waist then up over the raise of her hip.
While resting my hand upon the small hilltop of her side, I sat there in giddy disbelief thinking to myself "I cannot believe that she is here beside me". There was a time when I believed all hope was lost in her ever finding her love for me. It was a time of great sorrow that has finally led to this never ending time of great love. This love we share will outshine the night sky. As I glide across the small of her waist that I have previously traveled, I brought my hand back down her hip and rest my hand upon the swell of her stomach. I can feel her heartbeat which played tunes of that of a growing child, which creates a rhythm only nature could accomplish and orchestrate to perfection.
I can hear voices approaching the tent and know that my time of peace will soon come to an end. It may be a new day, but the duties of the old must continue on. As I carefully rise up, I found my pants and quickly slip them on along with my boots, shirt and jacket. I made my way out of the tent to and was greeted by my second in command and great friend. We exchanged good mornings and began to walk down the dirt path towards today's obligations. Taking one last look at the tent and the peace I had this morning, I felt an overwhelming sadness fill my heart and consuming every though and feeling within me. The harsh sting of reality surges through me every morning as I face the new day without Isabella by my side. Every evening spent without her body curled into mine is far worse than whatever creature or fear that plagues its prey in the dark of the night. As the morning mocks me with the threat of a new day, I leave my dream world every morning praying for time to fly by because I know that when the night comes I can once again visit that world in which she is with me. Until the day she finds her love for me, this is all I can do to keep moving forward. After two agonizing years, I'm hoping that maybe today will finally be the day…