"What are you doing?!"

"Relax, it'll be okay."

Miles gently stroked her hair before turning to leave the bedroom.

Shortly after, he returned, this time without his suit jacket. The top two buttons of his white shirt were undone, revealing a hint of his muscular chest beneath.

"The doctor said if the pain's too much, you can take some painkillers. They're not great for you, but it's better than suffering through it." "Oh..."

"I've sent someone to get them; they'll be here soon." After saying this, Miles climbed into bed next to her, lying on his side!

Felicity gasped, "You, you!"

He didn't reply, instead placing his palm on her abdomen and gently massaging through the fabric of her clothes.

It was a simple, caring gesture, devoid of any desire or flirtation.

times when she was a little girl and had bumped her head, and Langston would rub

eyes and rest. I'll wake you when the

the last

"Langston."

"Hmm?"

you remember when I was twelve, and our families spent Thanksgiving

acknowledgment,

was much chubbier

like little dumplings and

dinner that you'd be eighteen soon and could start

you started crying dessert and didn't stop

but he vividly remembered how inconsolable Felicity had been that night. She managed a weak smile, "Yeah, I was so

then, not worrying about anything, just thinking I wanted to be with Langston forever." Miles's lips parted slightly, "Felicity,

too much, and I can clearly see the reasons we're not suited for each other." He

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