What to do? The baby had been taken away by his grandmother, and without a child present, she would be alone in bed with Sam Noah.
Although they were indeed husband and wife, still…
Thelma hurriedly curled up under the covers, but then felt it was inappropriate, so she crawled out of bed and jumped to the floor. However, once on the floor, she didn’t know what to do. Should she specifically tell the housekeeper that she and Sam Noah were sleeping separately? Request another room?
How could she do that without embarrassing Sam Noah?
This was not right; it was even more inappropriate.
It seemed the only option was to wait for Sam Noah to return and discuss it then. Thelma climbed back under the covers, randomly picked up a book, and flipped through it, but she waited for a long time without seeing Sam Noah return.
Was he still busy with matters at the winery, or had he already gone to sleep in another room?
Regardless of the situation, Thelma could no longer hold on. She flopped into the covers and soon fell asleep.
Sam Noah knew that Thelma would be sleeping in his room tonight; in fact, this arrangement was his subtle hint to the housekeeper. So when he returned to find the woman sleeping soundly on the bed, he was not surprised.
She was fast asleep, completely unaware of his entrance. He sat at the edge of the bed, gazing at her sleeping face, remaining still for a long time. In the dim light, his seated figure resembled a petrified beast.
After watching her for a while, he finally went to wash up. When he lay down on the bed, he did not move closer to her but instead lay on the other side, keeping a considerable distance between them.
Sam Noah soon realized he couldn’t fall asleep. He rested his arm behind his head and turned to look at her. The room was not completely dark; in the faint light, he could see her blurred sleeping face.
This should be the first time since their marriage that they were alone in the same room. Since their first meeting, they had shared a bed three times: once during that incident, once with Tyler, and now this time.
He had originally thought she would refuse the housekeeper’s arrangement, as she was well aware that sleeping here implied she was consenting to share a room with him. The last time she had slept in his room, Tyler had been present, but this time he was not. He had never imagined she would be willing to lie in the same bed with him.
Gazing at her sleeping face, he felt a vague, dreamlike sensation.
But people are probably greedy; when she rejected him, he always hoped she would let him get a little closer, even just a bit. Yet once he got closer, he wanted to get even closer.
So, after a brief moment of incredible feeling, he shifted a little closer to her.
Yet there was still some distance between them. Even so, this distance allowed him to clearly smell the scent of her shampoo in her hair and hear her steady breathing.
However, it was still not enough; he wanted to be even closer. He recalled the feeling of secretly holding her that night, her soft body nestled in his embrace.
Her fragrant scent wafted towards him.
It was intoxicating.
He slowly extended his arm, wrapping it around her through the covers, but he was gentle, not daring to hold her too tightly for fear of waking her. After doing this, he let out a soft breath.
However, his movements were still stiff, maintaining a bit of distance. He didn’t dare to get too close to her because she didn’t like it. It had become an instinctive thought for him to hold back when facing her.
The person he was gently holding suddenly moved a bit, and Sam Noah felt his whole body stiffen. In that moment, countless scenarios flashed through his mind about how he would explain himself if she woke up and questioned him.
Yet she merely shifted slightly, perfectly nestling into his embrace. He didn’t know if it was because his arms were too comfortable, but she even rubbed against his chest.
Sam Noah: “…”
A strange sense of suffocation washed over him, and he remained frozen, not daring to move for a long time.
He looked down at the person in his arms; she was still fast asleep.
