Page 54 of Distrustful

"No, my life is there now, but I want to come more often to visit my parents and my daughter's grave," she pauses and adds in a more relaxed tone, "And I also want to have the privacy to not have to contain myself with you at night or walk around half-naked in the morning."

"And Benjamin?" Maria raises her eyebrows sketching a smile, remembering when the man stumbled upon them this morning in the hallway.

Trinidad also laughs.

"I'll buy a house with land and make a guest house for him, like the one I have now," she resolves amused.

"There's nothing like being a millionaire. So, you want me to come with you?" despite having things very clear already, Maria loves hearing Trinidad telling her what she feels for her.

"Do I have to repeat it?"

"Please."

Trinidad laughs and the sound of her laughter vibrates inside her chest.

"I want you to come, here and wherever, but no living together yet," she says, and gives her a pat on her sex that makes Maria laugh.

"No, of course not, only intense lesbians do that."

They both burst out laughing and that night is the first time Trinidad feels complete peace and sleeps without waking up startled at any moment. The ghosts of the past finally start to fade, while the future draws clearer than ever, with Maria by her side.