A Life Debt Repaid

Sam lay in bed, tossing and turning but unable to fall asleep.

He somehow dozed off earlier as he merely stayed there, but now that he was in bed, he was wide awake.

He waited for Quinn, but she was not coming even after a long while.

As such, he quietly got out of bed and peeked through the door slit to find her still watching TV with a serious look.

He tiptoed back to bed, inwardly relieved.

He was not impatient—he was just worried Quinn would not return to his room.

Still, he tiptoed back and forth for a while to peek at Quinn, until he finally saw her turn off the TV.

Startled, he scrambled back to his bed to pretend to sleep.

Quinn returned to her room to wash up before heading into Sam’s room.

quiet seeing that he was asleep,

to wake him but could

as

her

he really felt that it was worth

following days, Sam and Quinn were both busy, with Sam at work and Quinn helping Lindsay prepare for Marvin’s birthday

did not have much time to spend together, and Quinn certainly was not as

return tiptoeing late into the night, gently pulling herself into

by the next morning, which left Quinn feeling

felt like he was deliberately hiding from her, especially since her period was over

she waited for him to come home, hinting that she was ready when

work,” he muttered at the time. “I need

felt dejected but did not press

he made the

she got out of bed since she was not the type who could idle.