Let Me Stay The Night

Nathaniel’s deep voice rang out from the bathroom. “Bring the pajamas here.”

Christina pulled out his black pajamas from the bag and walked over. “I’ll hang them just inside the door for you to take.”

However, as soon as she opened the bathroom door, he grabbed her hand and pulled her inside with the pajamas.

Thick, hot steam hung in the air in the bathroom. Droplets of water slid down Nathaniel’s forehead toward his high nose bridge, and his dark eyes seemed to draw her in.

She held up his pajamas between them and avoided his gaze.

“You should take a shower too. Your body must feel sticky after being out in the sea breeze.” he said slowly.

He followed me again! Christina pushed him aside and uttered, “Let me out.”

The push caused his back to bump into something, and he inhaled sharply in pain.

“What’s the matter? Does your back still hurt?” Turning around to check, she saw that the angry, red marks on his muscular back had yet to heal. The sight of them was somewhat shocking.

“Why haven’t they healed yet? It’s been so long. Haven’t you been applying the medicine?” she asked, unable to hide the worry in her eyes.

Gazing at her gloomily, he answered, “That’s because you didn’t help me with it.”

She snorted in annoyance. “Are you a child who needs someone to help them with everything?”

Only children would behave like that. It’s just like how Lucas and Camila needed me to lie next to them to fall asleep in the past.

He arched an eyebrow. “Pretty much.”

“In that case, hurry up and put on your pajamas. I’ll help you do it lest you blame me if something happens to you while you’re at my house.” Christina walked out of the bathroom, then went downstairs and bought some anti-inflammatory medicine.

She made him lie on the couch and carefully applied the medicine. It was clear that the wounds had healed but split open again from large or sudden movements, so they looked particularly unsightly.

to his wounds, she stored

hungry,” he

abode. I’ve been busy waiting on him hand and foot all this

noodles. Do you want that or not?”

eat anything you cook,” came his reply.

water. donned an apron, and her from behind, she cut a gentle and comforting

hot bowls of instant noodles on

sat opposite each other and

pendant light is a little dim,” he observed, glancing at the hanging light in the middle.

thinking of getting a new one.”

prefer a round one or

suppose. It’ll have more of that cozy vibe,” she

regretted saying that. Why should I discuss these things with Nathaniel? It’s my

With that, she set down her fork

felt much better after taking a hot shower, but when she walked out of the

and grabbed the corner of the blanket at the foot of the bed. Like a puppy whose territory had been occupied by others. she had an indignant look

one blanket,”

he asked Sebastian to bring over his daily necessities and clothes, Sebastian had even prepared a toothbrush. So, how could it just so happen that the only thing he forgot was a blanket? What

and lay to one side with only a corner of the blanket covering

blanket, wrapping around her slender waist.

a kitten, seemingly worried she

night, she was exhausted. Hence, she let him

of dawn started peeping out, Christina sensed something nudging her neck

she felt a rush of warm breath sweep over her,

was the

finish her sentence, he had sealed her lips with

that she had no

of its cage, desperate to pounce on its prey. His

hear me?” she insisted furiously. However,