There’s a heavy weight pressing on my bladder when I woke up and I was surprised to see Sasha still in bed with me, his arm across my abdomen. He had taken off his pants before falling asleep and was currently only wearing his boxer briefs, socks, and a muscle shirt. He looked incredibly peaceful and vulnerable in his sleep. I kissed his nose and tried to get out from under his arm without waking him. I wasn’t terribly swift though; his eyes flew open and he frowned at me momentarily. He focused his eyes on me, his face relaxing and gave me a small dopey smile.
It was pouring rain when I woke up the next morning, the perfect day for me to get things done at the library. Sasha accompanied me to the library but he didn’t stay with me. I had to register for an account in order to use the computers, then spent 2 hours filling out forms, replying to emails, reply to video comments and post some of the pictures Sasha and I had taken yesterday. At the end of my session, I roamed the library and admired the artwork there.
Our hotel in Milan was a luxurious affair once again. Lyosha handed Sasha his room key and we set off with our bags.‘Lyosha said our room was upgraded’ Sasha shrugged as we headed to one of the top floors of the hotel. Sasha opened the door and I gasped. We entered a sitting room finished in floor to ceiling white tile with da
I opened my eyes when I heard the door latch. Instead of Sasha coming up the stairs I found a note he wrote on the pillow next to me.‘Gone for a run. Be back soon, don’t leave’ followed by 11 numbers. I’ve always assumed every country followed the same phone number pattern but maybe Russia was different and this was his phone number. I looked at the clock and saw that it was only 5 am. I shook my head. ‘Crazy man’ I muttered. I held the note in my hand and closed my eyes.
Avery P.O.V.I’m by myself again when I wake up. Memories of the night before come back to me and I long for Sasha’s touch. He was so thoughtful and tender with me. Chris had never paid attention to my needs in bed and I had no idea how great sex could feel. I felt the tears well up in my eye as I realized how horrible Chris was for me, and
There was a knock at the door. I rolled over to wake Sasha to bully him into answering the door, but of course he was gone. I grumpily pulled on last night’s jeans and answered the door. Marshall looked momentarily startled at my sleepy appearance but regained his composure quickly.‘I’m really sorry to bother you’
I was really looking forward to Croatia, our accommodation was in a hotel on a resort along the Adriatic sea. I longed to just sit and relax on the beach with no plans for a few days. When we got to our room, Sasha and I discovered that Dmitry had the same room as us. We returned to the lobby to talk to Isabella about it and she informed us that one of the girls had dropped out of the tour and that a room with a female had opened up for me. She handed me the key to my room which was in a different block from Sasha’s altogether. Shocked and confused, Sasha went over to talk to Lyosha about it, but as luck would have it, no other accommodation was available at the moment. Dmitry offered for me to stay with them, but I politely declined and headed to my own room.
I heard Sasha and Dmitry whispering early in the morning. They both looked at me surprised when I announced I would be going with them for their run. I ran over to my room to get dressed and met up with Misha who had stayed behind to wait for me.‘You don’t have to stay with me Misha’
Sasha sheepishly admitted that he wasn’t going to be around while in Germany as Dmitry, Misha and him had gotten tickets to a 4 days metal concert and were only going to meet up with us in Berlin. He apologized profusely for the lack of foresight in getting an extra ticket for me. I was disappointed he wasn’t going to be around for a few days, but I seriously doubted I would feel comfortable in the middle of a metal mosh pit. I thanked him for his concern but assured him I would still have a good time with my new friends.‘I’ll see you in a few days, Malyshka,’ he said kissing me. ‘Please be good and try not to attract too much trouble’. He said with a lopsided grin. Dmitry called out to him and with a last hug, Sasha made his way over to his friends. He waved at me from the car as an