Rosemary stepped out of the shower well past midnight, her skin still tingling from the hot water, and realized it was already 2 AM.
Checking her phone, she noticed a few missed calls and unread messages, all from Romeo.
She quickly shot him a text asking if he was still up.
No sooner had she hit send than Romeo's call came through.
"Have you been waiting by your phone this whole time?" Rosemary teased, a playful smirk dancing on her lips.
Hearing her voice seemed to ease something deep inside Romeo.
"Must've been quite the night for you to miss my messages. Just hearing you now, I can tell things went smoothly."
He was genuinely happy for her, knowing she had a lot on her plate that evening and could guess what sort of things might have happened.
"It did go well, but it was a lot for Grandpa, you know. He's not young anymore, and tonight took a toll on him," Rosemary shared, her voice softening.