Chapter 372: Are You Inspecting Me?
After telling Calliope to be quiet, he mouthed his thanks before taking the blanket from her. The little dumpling grinned as if she had done a marvelous job. Then, she returned to her open storybook.
Calix carefully covered Leslie with the blanket. The air conditioning system worked well in chasing away the summer heat.
Bringing the blanket up to her shoulders, Calix quietly watched Leslie’s sleeping face.
A smile was drawn on his lips as he savored this rare moment of intimacy with her. Her sweet floral scent gently tickled his nose, leading him to hug her closer.
’She hugs me back ah.’
Sensing his lips tremble in joy, Calix abruptly pursed them together. He still couldn’t believe his eyes seeing Leslie nestling comfortably in his arms. She even returned his embrace.
This was their first time lying together and sleeping so intimately like this. Usually, there was quite a distance separating them.
’I should take this as a good sign, yes?’
Lying on his left side, Calix let his left arm press Leslie’s back while his right hand gently brushed her hair. He remembered she used to complain she couldn’t sleep much on one side because of her back.
"I like sleeping on my side better but... my back will hurt ah. Feels like it strains..."
Whenever Leslie was bored lying on her back, she would use a pillow to add pressure to her back when changing to lie on her side. Calix ended up buying a maternity pillow to make it easier for her.