“Ha… dear.”
“Please don’t think of anything strange and just stay still.”
As Dylan sighed, Lola, who had tried to get up, had no choice but to give up and stop squirming.
‘So what are you planning to do?’
While she was puzzled, a large, warm hand touched the back of her neck, and her thoughts came to a halt.
“If it hurts, tell me.”
Dylan pressed down on her neck, moving his hands from her head down to her shoulders.
What can I say?
This feeling was refreshing yet ticklish, like being brushed by feathers, making her whole body feel strange.
A muffled voice escaped from Lola’s lips.
“Oh, Dear.”
As Dylan pressed down on her neck and shoulders, he asked.
“How is it? Is it good?”
Is it good, you ask?
Receiving a massage from none other than Dylan Eve, Lola couldn’t contain her overwhelming gratitude.
Honestly, is there any other woman besides me who gets such precious treatment from the prickly and proud Dylan Eve?
I could bet my entire life on the answer being ‘no.’
Then, a pleasant sense of happiness washed over her heart.
“Oh, Dear, this massage feels so good I think I’m going to go crazy.”
It seemed Dylan was pleased with her words, as the corners of his mouth curved into a gentle smile.
“Just don’t go crazy. If you marry me, I’ll give you this kind of service often in the future.”
Just hearing that was already too overwhelming.
It felt burdensome, yet at the same time, it made her very happy.
“Lola.”
“Yes, dear.”
As Dylan found the sore spots and pressed down firmly, the comfort made Lola feel drowsy.
However, every time she was about to fall asleep, Dylan would frequently speak to her.
“Let’s live together.”
“……!”
The sudden statement caught her off guard, and Lola was surprisingly quiet.
Dylan, wondering if she hadn’t understood his words correctly, quickly clarified.
“I mean, let’s sleep together and wake up together.”
“…….”
Once again, with no response from Lola, one of Dylan’s eyebrows raised in surprise.
“Lola, are you sleeping?”
“Ah, no.”
“Did you understand what I just said?”
“Yes. But dear, that would mean the hotel costs would be quite a lot.”
Sleeping together and waking up together.
That meant, of course, they would have to stay in a hotel.
But then, Dylan said something that overturned her expectations.
“So, we should set up a household together.”
Set up a household?
Trying to confirm if she understood correctly, Lola attempted to sit up, but Dylan stopped her from getting up.
“Don’t get up, just talk.”
“Are you suggesting we live together?”
“Oh! So that’s what living together means. Yes, let’s live together.”
This man was always like this.
When he asked her to date, when he confessed to marry her, he spoke as plainly as if he were asking her to eat, and now it was the same.
What seemed like a complicated and troublesome matter to her appeared so simple and easy to him.
“I was planning to live separately after getting married anyway. Oh! Now that I think about it, this place is close to the hospital, which is nice.”
Even while talking, Dylan didn’t stop the massage.
Lola was suddenly overwhelmed by drowsiness.
She was already very tired and sleepy, and with him pressing on her sore spots, her body felt languid, making it impossible to resist the wave of sleep washing over her.
“I wish you would come in and live with me as soon as possible.”
“…….”
“You said that when you’re with me, you feel secure and not anxious. Then wouldn’t it be good for you to come in and live with me as soon as possible?”
Soft breathing.
Though Dylan asked, there was no answer, only the sound of regular breathing.
“Lola, are you sleeping?”
Snoring.
This time, the sound of snoring could be heard.
Dylan’s eyebrow twitched in disbelief.
No, I’m seriously talking about living together, and you’ve already fallen asleep?
Snoring, snoring, snoring…
Her snoring grew louder.
She must have been very tired.
“I can’t believe this. Seriously!”
In disbelief, Dylan turned her body to lay her flat so she could sleep comfortably.
“Alright. You had a tough day today, so sleep well!”
He lightly kissed her forehead as she fell asleep and then got up to head to the bathroom.
******
The next day.
Though the alarm hadn’t gone off yet, the two lying face to face opened their eyes simultaneously.
As soon as she opened her eyes and saw Dylan’s handsome face filling her view, Lola blinked several times.
Dylan hugged Lola tightly and asked.
“Did you sleep well?”
“Yes, Dear.”
Having received the precious ‘special service’ from Dylan Eve, she was able to enjoy a deep sleep for the first time in a while.
“There’s still time, so if you’re tired, you can sleep a bit longer.”
“Thanks to you, dear, I slept so well that I can’t fall asleep again.”
“Really? Hmm…”
As Dylan narrowed his eyes and hesitated, Lola felt an ominous premonition.
From her experience, whenever he acted like this, it meant he had something to say.
He often said something unusual that left her flustered.
“Do you remember what I said yesterday?”
How could she forget what he said?
Since he hadn’t specified, Lola could only feel puzzled.
“What did you say?”
“Lola Dax, you don’t seem to remember what I said properly.”
As Dylan squinted at her, Lola looked down, feeling sorry.
“You still don’t remember what I said last time?”
“Last time? Um, when was that?”
When Lola asked again, Dylan sighed in frustration. Unable to meet Dylan’s gaze, she muttered.
“Can’t you just tell me straight out?”
“Oh! No way. If I tell you, what’s the point? You have to remember it.”
This man was at it again.
It wasn’t a quiz game!
He always seemed to be eager to tease her.
As she pouted silently, Dylan got to the point.
“Since you can’t sleep, let’s finish the conversation we didn’t have yesterday.”
“What conversation?”
Dylan lifted her chin with his hand and spoke clearly, word by word.
“Living. Together.”
