I woke to the sound of traffic below. The city glowed through the glass, soft and warm against the sheets. My body ached. Shoulders sore, thighs trembling, the kind of pain that lingered after him. It grounded me. For a moment I forgot where I was. Then I saw him. He was sitting in the chair by the window, watching me. No shirt, no expression. A glass half-empty beside him. I tensed. “How long have you been sitting there?” He didn’t answer right away. “Long enough.” The way h