After the steamy love affair we had with each other, we continued washing the rest of our bodies and our hair before stepping out of the shower and drying off. After brushing our teeth we went to bed and turned on the tv and started watching some stuff on Voxflix. I held him in my arms while he snuggled in close to my chest. I smiled and kissed him on the head as Fat Nuggets jumps up on the bed and tries to wedge himself in between Husky and I. I smiled down at the little hell bound piglet before turning over on my side and falling asleep with the tv still on.
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I'm laying down and fast asleep into a deep slumber when I'm abruptly awakened by a death gripping scream. I sat up and looked around the room feeling both alert and panicked before turning my head toward Husk. I noticed he was sitting up in bed trembling and was crying and hugging his knees close to his chest in a fetal position. I wrapped my arms around him and pulled him in close to my chest and ran my fingers through his hair, "ssh... it's okay baby. I'm here and you're safe."
He burrowed his face into my chest and cried himself back to sleep. I looked over at the clock and noticed that it was 3:00am. I let out a sigh and internally decided that I was going to stay up and watch over him for a bit just in case he had another nightmare. This wasn't the first time that he's woken up from nightmares like this and luckily I've become aware of how to help Husk whenever this happens. It had been a good while since this has happened but all things considering, I wasn't too surprised that the nightmares had started up again.
His son did literally show up at our doorstep out of the blue so a piece of me had suspected that it was going to stir up some things. 'Hopefully Gracie will be able to give Husk some additional support and resources to help him get through all of this,' I thought to myself before looking down and admiring my engagement ring. I had originally hoped to start working on wedding details as soon as possible however, I figured that we have more than enough time to get all of that figured out. What mattered most to me in this moment was helping Husk and being there to support him. The moment his son showed up, I knew that he needed me now more than ever and I had to be strong for him. Holding Husk close to my chest I gradually fall back asleep.
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The next day I wake up and Husk is already up and out of bed. By this point, I've gotten used to him being out of bed before I was so I looked to my nightstand and noticed a single red rose laying across a letter he had wrote in my pink paper. I picked up the rose and the letter. I held the rose up to my nose and took a whiff from it and smiled before letting out a sigh. I looked at the letter he had written me:
'Good morning, mi amore,
I know that it's probably going to be closer to the afternoon by the time you read this but regardless, I just wanted you to know that you were the first thought that crossed my mind when I woke up this morning. I picked this rose from the garden behind the hotel when I went on my morning walk because I know that red roses are your favorite. I wanted to remind you that I had an appointment to speak with Gracie today about what had happened yesterday. Hopefully she can help me to figure out how I can cope with having my son staying here at the hotel. I'm not even sure how I'm going to tell him that I'm his father.
Based on the way he acted yesterday, it seemed like he didn't know who I was. A piece of me wants to keep it that way because it's going to be painful for the both of us. However, I know that this is something that I'm not going to be able to drown out with alcohol.' I let out a distressed sigh from reading that before I continued reading again.
'Anyways, I'm going to head to town with Vaggie today to start looking for wedding planners. I know that you were looking forward to looking for one with me however, I couldn't bring myself to wake you up knowing that you had probably stayed up all night looking after me.' I chuckled at that last sentence because he knew me all too well. 'I wont be out for a very long time. I'm mostly just shopping around to see how many wedding planners are in the area. The next time, I'll bring you with me so you can decide which one you like better.
So anyways, I love you and I hope you slept good.
With love, Daniel.'
I stretched my arms out over my head before climbing out of bed. I complete my usual morning routine before heading downstairs to make myself some lunch.