The lobby of the hotel is busy. But at 5:30 p.m. on a Friday evening, I should have expected that. Groups of people standing around chatting and laughing, as they wait for reception. Your hand rests at my lower back as you guide me towards the lift. You press the button to call the elevator and pull me closer towards you. Your left hand comes across and I feel you give a light tug my pendant necklace. I look down and real...

I hadn't seen you all week as you had been on a business trip in LA and we agreed that I would join you at the end of the week. It had been ages since we had had a weekend away, just the two of us. And we were going to make the most of it. I got to the hotel at 4pm and walk into the lounge to wait for you. I got my phone out to read the text you had sent me to ensure I had remembered everything. “Get to the lounge of the...