Let Me Stay The Night

Rays of sunlight pierced through the windows and lit up the room.

Christina lay on Nathaniel’s chest, her smooth back littered with red marks from the night before. The warm glow gradually roused her from sleep, and her eyes fluttered open.

Just then, the door opened, and two little figures barged into the room.

“Mommy, Daddy. Are you getting married?” Camila and Lucas muttered as they stared at their parents with wide-eyed innocence.

Needless to say, the duo had no idea what they were looking at. All they knew from playing in school was that family members expressed love by holding hands and hugging one another.

Stunned by the sudden appearance of her children, Christina yanked the blanket over her head, her heart thumping wildly.

The next second, she kicked Nathaniel hard. “Get the kids out! Hurry!”

The latter winced at the pain. My goodness. She sure is strong….

“Lucas, Camila, why are you guys up so early?” he asked calmly.

“Daddy, you’re attending my ballet recital today, aren’t you?” Camila piped up, doe-eyed and adorable as she sported a sequined butterfly pin in her hair. “Ms. Tuffin said I must be there earlier because I’m the principal dancer.”

As soon as Camila stopped her ballet lessons at the kindergarten, Christina enrolled her in an external dance school, where a public performance would be held after every semester.

Upon hearing that, Nathaniel did his best to remain unfazed despite having broken into a cold sweat. “Thank you for the reminder, Camila. I almost forgot about it. Well… Why don’t you guys head downstairs and wait for me? You can grab a candy while you’re at it.”

Unsurprisingly, the children’s eyes lit up at the suggestion. “Okay, Daddy! You and Mommy had better hurry up if you don’t want us to finish all the candy,” Lucas urged before grabbing his sister’s hand and running out of the room.

Once the door was finally shut, Christina heaved a sigh of relief under the blanket.

Argh! That was so embarrassing! I can’t believe the kids caught us in this state. Thank goodness they didn’t see anything too explicit, though. Otherwise, I’d never be able to face them again…..

Nathaniel teased as he pulled

her embarrassment quickly turned into annoyance. “Do you think this is funny? You can sleep on the couch tonight!”

a fresh set of clothes, Christina sat at the dressing table and began applying her makeup. With her long hair

light pink lipstick, Nathaniel suddenly grabbed her hand “That color’s too light. This one would look better on you.” he said while reaching for a red lipstick and lifting her chin.

sparkled as she met Nathaniel’s gaze, her lips parting slightly for

artist painting a masterpiece, the latter carefully applied the lipstick and marveled at how

he praised, not once taking his eyes off her.

head downstairs. Otherwise, our two greedy munchkins will get cavities from all

Christina saw candy wrappers scattered all over the living room when she got

more she could smell the

she took out several wet wipes and began cleaning their hands. “All right. We can leave now.”

got into the car

performance venue, Nathaniel promptly led Lucas to their seats while

that was done, Christina helped her daughter change into a beautiful tutu and

then dug out a hairpin from her bag and handed it to her mother. “Mommy, I

hairpin?” Christina asked. Hmm… I remember all the hair accessories I’ve ever bought for Camila, and I’m sure I’ve never seen this

with delight. “Look at all the sparkly diamonds

just pretty… It’s breathtaking! The feel and craftsmanship of the hairpin are incredible, and it looks nothing like a replica. I can’t believe Nathaniel got genuine

little girl’s hair. “Oh,

her skirt out and curtsied gracefully. “Thank you,

Christina to return backstage only when the performance was over before leading Camila away to make

seat and

the ballei performance

a small figure camding in the

the had put in a lot of work to achieve such precision. With the hairpin stop her head shining and sparkling, she looked just like a