Chapter 22: Always in the future

**Nat**

" Just send me news, once in a while, I don't have any contact with you… well, sorry, if you want to contact me."

" Yes, I do. I was stupid before. I didn't even get your phone number. Let me put it here."

He saved your number on my device and saved mine on his phone.

" What's your last name, Mat?"

"Mateo Willians Stein."

" Well, what state are you from?"

"Colorado."

"I think I'll get dressed now. What did you bring for me?"

Mat opened the bags with underwear, dresses, pants, blouse, sneakers, sandals and a pair of heels. Even makeup and perfume.

It's amazing how everything fit.

"I know every inch of your body."

"I have something for you too".

"Oh, really? And what would it be?"

" Well, I saved up the money to pay you back. Your hotel expenses with me."

"I don't need it, I'm fine."

"But, we agreed on that. I don't want to…"

"Do you want to give me a present?"

"Yes!"

" I'm playing in Russia in six months. Could you come see me? It's not that far for you and it'll be on a Friday night, so we'd have a whole weekend."

"Mateo. Do you have a girlfriend or something?"

" No. Do you?"

"No. It's just that you always want me away from your friends or your family... I just don't want to mess up your life..."

"You don't mess up my life, it's just that my family is very complicated. I don't want to mess up yours."

"Let's agree that if by any chance you find someone or if I find someone, we'll let each other know, okay? And we'll just stay friends."

"I'd like that. To be told."

"Okay. Now, let's have dinner, I'm starving."