Returning to the hotel each day, they shared their love totally. Never once did they mention that the day of Karl’s departure drew nearer with each hour. They were true to their pledge to one another: to enjoy each other and each day to the fullest.
* * * *
But that day of departure could not be pushed back. It came. That morning Karl lay awake looking at the sleeping face of his lover. He bent and kissed his forehead, brushing the dark curls away with his hand. Tonio opened his eyes and smiled.
“Make love to me,” Karl said. “I want to feel you inside me, as I have been in you, once before I...” He could not finish the sentence.
“Of course,” came the reply.