My Waiting Ended Here
Damian made a habit of letting everyone wait for him. Including me.
I waited at the restaurant until every last guest had gone, and only then did he show up in the doorway.
Our wedding anniversary. He dragged it out until past midnight before he finally came home with a gift.
Even at my mother's funeral, he didn't arrive until after the priest had finished the eulogy.
I asked him why. He said he was used to it.
He said his line of work was all about making people lose track of time.
After all, he was a Don. The casinos under his name didn't have a single clock on the walls.
It wasn't until I was hospitalized after a car accident that cost me my early pregnancy that I called him, enduring the