I have let myself get in too deep, but it looks like he has too, so I'm guessing you can forgive me for that.
Can't wait to see you on Friday, just a reminder, my flight gets in at about 13.00 your time, so I will see you after baggage collection at about half past.
Missing you, speak soon
Kate
xxxxxxxxxxxxx
There that will do, it will take hours to tell her everything and that's assuming I even remember it all. It's so easy to forget all the bad stuff that happened when you spend a day like today, locked away from the outside, just us against the world.
Once the computer is switched off and packed away I find myself with nothing to do; I thought Carlos would be super quick at the shop, but apparently not, it’s a full hour before he’s back, by which time I’ve retired to the side of the house to sun myself by the pool.
I hear him calling out from inside, “Sweetness, where are you?”
“Out here” I shout back.
“Out where?” comes his confused reply, making me giggle. Forcing myself up, I walk back into the house to find him looking behind the couch.
“What are you doing?” I ask, making him jump up.
“Oh there you are!” he sighs.
“Well I wasn’t behind the sofa” I laugh, still not quite sure if he seriously thought I was crouching behind the furniture, for some unknown reason.
“Where have you been? You’ve been gone forever” I ask, sauntering over to him and wrapping my arms around his neck.
“I’ve been sorting something out, I’ve got a surprise for you”
“More surprises? Oh Mr. Johnson, you do spoil me terribly” I chastise him, unable to keep the smile from my face.
He removes my hands, takes a step back and pulls his top off over his head.
“Mmmm I’m liking this surprise already” I giggle childishly.
He turns so that his left side is facing me and lifts his arm, there is a patch of cling film, about two inches square, taped to his ribs, under which is a murky red and black smudge.
“Can you see it?” he asks eagerly waiting for my reaction.
“Err” I’m not sure what I’m looking at as I lean in closer; then it all becomes clear, he has got a tattoo of two eternity symbols, which overlap and interlink with each other. It’s only about and inch and a half wide, but in thick black lines that almost look as though they jump up off his skin at you.
I breathe in quickly, it’s not too bad I guess, it’s not like he had my name inked onto him; but it’s still been done on a whim, so there’s still a good chance he will live to regret his hasty decision.
Well there’s nothing I can do about it either way, except show some appreciation for his wildly romantic gesture.
“Carlos, that’s lovely, did it hurt?” is all the enthusiasm I can muster on such short notice.
“It’s the eternity symbol I had engraved on your necklace, but two together, for me and you” he explains excitedly, my fingers reach up and touch my necklace, I haven’t taken it off since he gave it to me; I was blown away by the significance of the symbol on it.
“I love it” I breathe, finally realising that I really do, it’s got to be the sweetest thing anyone has ever done for me.
My hand moves tenderly from my necklace to his side, and I stare into his beautiful green eyes; we have forever. He has twice now committed himself to me for eternity, as far as these things go he has repeatedly been the more forthcoming one throughout our relationship; but anything he can do, I can do too.
As early as I can on Wednesday I scuttle out of the house without waking Carlos and make my way to reception. I’m grateful to find Mari on the desk, as I know she will help me with my unusual request.
“Mari, good morning” I begin cheerfully.
“Ah good morning Kaitlin” she beams, ever since my return she has been overwhelmingly happy to see me every time our paths cross.
“I was wondering if you could help me with something?” I ask tentatively.
“Yes, what can I do?” she offers.
“Where is the nearest place I can get a tattoo?” I say quickly, before I chicken out. She looks at me surprised, but tells me all the same, even insisting on calling for a taxi to take me.