"I understand," I responded wearily.
Perhaps he was really worried about me, so he clenched my hand for a very long time and sighed. He looked at the doctor and said, "Let's wrap it up here today. I'll bring my wife over some other time."
The doctor looked at me. "Better not be too long."
Theo's gaze dimmed. "Okay."
After taking me out of the hospital and getting into the car, I realized how gloomy Theo’s expression was. I asked with a bitter smile, "Am I a hopeless case?"
He smiled lightly, his slender fingers falling on my face as he said in a warm and tender voice, "Don’t think too much. Maybe you're just too stressed lately. When Keith is done with his work, I'll have him come over and prescribe some medicine first."
He sounded more like he was comforting himself. I fell into a long silence.
After returning to the villa, we headed straight for the bedroom.
I was tired, so after changing into my pajamas, I climbed under the covers.
Not long after that, Theo lay down as well and
embraced me tightly from behind as though trying to merge my body with his.
We lay quietly, neither of us saying a word.
Perhaps it was because of his presence that I felt a great sense of security and fell asleep not long after that.
Unsure how long I had been asleep, I woke up to the sound of Theo talking.
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