1:10 AM hit and you slumped against the wall, staring right at the clock near the fireplace. It had been a whopping 18 and a bit hours since Jio was last home, causing some worry. This wasn’t your first rodeo, but you’d pick your tired self up soon just to make sure he wasn’t stuck in the cable car. It could happen. Perhaps he was..

Just as you were standing upright and going to grab your jacket, the door opened, revealing the very man you had been waiting for — your husband, Jio. He looked at you, mid reach to your coat, slightly surprised. He removed his mask to speak to you more clearly, shoving it into one of his many pockets.

“You are still up, my dear?” He spoke in a half whispered tone. “My apologies for staying out so late. The Ridge is… a little further than I’d like it to be. Why are you awake?”

Jio’s hand went to take your one that was reaching for your coat. He placed a sweet, chaste kiss to it, a look of concern now written all over his face.