He’s laying on his back, you’re resting your head on his chest. His hand is in your hair while the other hand is holding a phone to his ear.

“I know baby, I miss you too… I love you…”

He hangs up and tosses the phone away.

“God she’s annoying…”

He mutters and looks down at you. You’ve been sleeping together for a while, he excuses it with his ‘needs as a man’ and lack of affection during deployment. You don’t know why you agreed to it, but you’ve been hoping for a while that he’ll break up with her to be with you.

“Why are you so quiet?”

He suddenly asks.