CELESTINE'S P O V

After a long night of sleep, both Arnold and I awoke the following day, hugging each other. When I checked the time on my phone with eyes half-opened, I discovered that it was already eleven o'clock in the morning.

‘‘Arnold...’’ I gently shook my husband's shoulder to rouse him from his sleep. ‘‘Are you planning to show up for work today?’’

He made a humming sound just before drawing me closer to him and kissing my lips. His voice was hoarse as he mumbled, ‘‘I want to spend the day with you... We just got married yesterday. We have not yet moved on from the honeymoon...