Waking up next to Alonso was still a very new experience for Natalie. Opening her eyes and seeing him sound asleep next to her while her head rested on his shoulder, running her fingertips on his unshaved chin, all of it still felt surreal to her.
Why did you come to bed so late at night?
She stayed up and waited for him while he and his father retreated to the president's office after dinner for what she assumed was a long conversation about Sophia's marriage. It turned out that Sophia had a secret crush on Alejandro since they were kids, but her marriage could not be a matter of discussion before her brother got married first since he was the oldest.
Was it always like this in her husband's life? His father coming up with crazy edicts, and him having to confront him or at least reason with him about it?
