The next morning, just as he had promised, Henri went to Catarina's house to pick her up. As soon as she saw him standing at the door, her face lit up. There was something comforting about realizing that he had truly kept his word. On the way to the resort, the silence between them wasn't uncomfortable; it was light and peaceful. Henri drove with one hand while the other remained intertwined with hers, and every now and then, he gently caressed her hand with his thumb, as though he wanted to re