We talked the rest of that night. I awoke to the sound of Tyler’s voice the next morning.

“Rose? Sweetie? Wake up!” I heard.

“Huh…?” I mumbled groggily.

“Rose!” He yelled.

“Ugh.” I moaned. “Please… keep it down… it’s so early!”

He laughed at this. “It’s 10:30 silly girl!”

“Mmm…” I said, smiling even though he couldn’t see me. “That’s early for me, silly boy.”

“Well, I wanted to hear your voice and tell you good morning! And we are leaving for church in like, five minutes…” He told me, a smile evident in his voice.

“Oh…” I said. “When will you be home?”

“Twelve-thirty ish…” He answered reluctantly.

“Oh…” I repeated. “Well, I’m glad I got to wake to the sound of your voice!”

“Yeah… same here. Ya know… we’ve been on the phone for fifteen hours!” He laughed.

“Oh, my gosh!” I exclaimed and then laughed as well.

“I know, but I’ll talk to you in a bit…” Tyler said sadly.

“Ok, bye. I love you.” I answered.

“I love you too. Bye.” And then he was gone.