Let Me Stay The Night

Christina could not reject the adorable kids.

She reached for the card and removed the cap of the pen. “All right. Tell me what I should write.”

Lucas cast a glance at Camila. I’ll leave the artistic side of things to Camila,

Camila started eloquently. “My sweet darling, you’re the most important person in my life. I want to hug you, kiss you, and never let you go.”

Christina laughed at her cringy words.

Lucas hurriedly reminded, “Don’t laugh, Mommy. Focus on writing it down.”

Christina stopped laughing and gave him an okay before writing down Camila’s words.

A while later, she handed over the written card to Camila. “I’m done. Shouldn’t you both be going to bed now?”

Camila took the card and skimmed through it in detail. She then gave Christina a tube of lipstick. “Mommy, stamp it.”

“How?” Christina laughed so hard that her shoulders trembled.

Lucas pursed his lips and made a smooching sound. Christina was amused by his charming side.

Comprehension dawned on her as surprise filled her. “Where did you learn that?”

“From the movies. All of them stamp their cards with a kiss.”

Without much choice, Christina applied a layer of lipstick on her lips, then gently pressed them on the card, leaving a red mark.

“Done. Here you go!”

Lucas and Camila checked the card and were satisfied with the mark. “This is perfect. Continue with your work, Mommy. We’ll return to our room to finish our homework.”

“Go ahead.” Christina didn’t notice the kids plan and buried her head in work.

returned to their study, they slid the card into the gift bag. With all the preparations done, all that

blocks. Their eyes nearly fell shut but snapped open when they heard the heavy footsteps going up the stairs.

and ran out of

Lucas clung

for Nathaniel to carry her. “Daddy, carry me.”

strode to their bedroom. “Why aren’t the both

have fallen asleep in Christina’s embrace before I even got back. Since when do I

by the children’s bed and

you.” Lucas took an exquisite-looking red bag out

to me herself if it’s from her? Nathaniel

a loss for words. It’s not good when Daddy is too smart.

and he came up with a

it to you, so she asked for Lucas’ and my help.” Camila was terrible at lying, so she repeated Lucas’ lie with her puppy

bag. Its size was only slightly bigger than his palm. As it was sealed with

advice, Lucas immediately added, “Mommy said you have to tell her if you like the

Nathaniel’s brows furrowed. What kind of gift needs

Daddy, hurry up and open it and find Mommy. We’re going to sleep now.” Camila couldn’t fight the drowsiness lulling

around them, then pressed his lips to their foreheads. “Okay. Go to sleep”

were exhausted. They mumbled, “Good night,

rare, gentle smile. He got up and left the room,

gift bag, reached inside, and took out a

smooth red cloth was so thin he could see through

shy about giving such a

her back. The warm glow from overhead shone down on her, shrouding her

side, she wiped the water droplets from her hair with a towel. Her unconscious movement was enchanting.

at her at that moment would know how beautiful

for? Aren’t you going to take a shower?” Christina looked at him with clear

out the card with the red lips mark and