The following morning, Rose awakened and with some difficulty made her way to the bathroom to clean herself. She hadn’t slept too well, feeling her body heavy.
Perhaps due to not having slept enough, since in some way she had waited for Claramond’s arrival.
After showering, she dressed and then went out to the kitchen to prepare breakfast, feeling somewhat downcast and settled in to eat alone until someone knocked at the door.
Hearing the sound, she hoped it was him and hurried to the door to open it.
"Hello, Rosemary!" Anahera exclaimed upon seeing her. Rose offered a smile and then invited her in.
Anahera sat down in the dining room to eat with Rose, while she began to speak.
"Claramond asked me to keep you company. Apparently, he won’t be back until this evening," Anahera said. Rose looked down while eating, her gaze drifting away. "There was an incident with several patients at the hospital. He had to perform emergency surgery on one who was in critical condition, and it seems three other patients were also in delicate health, so it was necessary for him to stay and monitor them,” she explained.
Rose listened to her words and sighed as she finished her meal, Anahera noticing that she seemed dispirited decided to change the subject.
"I see that you and my son are getting along better. That makes me happy. How are things going, huh? Do you like him? How do you feel about him?" Anahera inquired. Rose heard her questions and blushed with embarrassment.
She bowed her head and looked away before standing up to clear the dirty dishes.
"Haha, sorry if I made you uncomfortable. Just saying. It would be wonderful if you two were an actual couple. He really cares for you or felt something for you; otherwise, he wouldn’t be doing all this for you," Anahera said, sipping her tea. Rose began washing the dishes. "He was afraid that with your condition, you might end up with someone who would mistreat you, so he reached out to the Farrells to ask for your hand before someone else could take that place," Anahera shared, watching Rose's reactions attentively.
Minutes later, Rose found herself in the garden with Anahera, enjoying the rain from under a canopy.
"The rain is beautiful; I remember my late son loved it," Anahera mentioned. Hearing her, Rose reminisced about Jaume; he too had cherished the rain, which was why she enjoyed it so much.
"(Did he... also adore it... Could it be that he's present in the rain?)" Rose wondered to herself.
...
The day finally came to an end, 10 p.m. approached and Claramond was still absent. Rose was even more depressed not having seen him the entire day, so she lay down on the bed, ready to sleep.
At last, she fell into a deep and complete slumber. Then, at 11 p.m., Claramond arrived home. Entering the house, he made his way straight to the kitchen, searching for some water and something to eat.
Exhausted, he prepared only a sandwich and drank some water before heading to the bedroom. Upon entering and seeing Rose asleep, he walked over to the bed and gently kissed her head.
Following this, he went to the bathroom where he prepared for a quick shower.
The sound of the shower slowly awakened Rose, so she opened her eyes and, noticing the light on in the bathroom, rose from the bed. She stretched a bit before leaving the room to get some water from the kitchen.
She noticed the dirty plate with crumbs left behind, so although she had intended to prepare him some dinner, she assumed he had eaten enough and returned to the bedroom.
In the room, she lay down on the bed, staying awake until she saw Claramond leaving the bathroom to dress in the closet. He didn't turn on the light, but Rose immediately realized he was about to undress and quickly covered her face with the sheet.
She stayed like that for several minutes until she felt him climb into bed, so she uncovered her face and looked at him.
"Good night... Sorry if I woke you," he said, yawning. She remained silent, noticing his tiredness, and lay facing him. "Have... sweet dreams..." he said, bringing his hand to Rose's face to gently caress her cheek. She allowed the touch, feeling quite happy.
"Ca-ca-can I... hug you?" she asked nervously. Claramond smiled and moved a little closer to embrace her.
"Whenever you want to, you can... There's no need to ask," he said. She felt elated and hugged him with clear affection, settling in to sleep with him.
Claramond fell asleep quickly, thoroughly exhausted, thus dropping off immediately. Rose, on the other hand, was too elated to fall asleep so readily, so she just remained cuddling him with great happiness...
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