Chapter 455: Love (4)
Rafael moved strands of hair out of Annalise’s face so it wouldn’t bother her as she rested. Annalise laid with her head on his arm and hugged his body as she tried to fall asleep. "I still think you should let go of me so I can find something more comfortable for us to sleep on," he said as the clothes he gathered for them to sleep on wouldn’t be soft enough to have a good nights rest.
"I am fine. The floor is warm and your body is soft. You’ll need to go out into the cold air to get something for us to lay on and it is late. The only person you can go to get a blanket and clothes for us to wear at this time is my grandmother. Stay here," Annalise said, hugging Rafael tighter so he wouldn’t leave.
"Then I will need to get up early in the morning to find something for you to wear and rub your back. You’ve already taken over my shirt even though I brought down your shirt from upstairs," Rafael said, looking over the shirt that was too big for Annalise.
It stopped above her thighs, unlike the other one that suited her perfectly.
Annalise laid on her shirt and pants whilst wearing Rafael’s shirt. Rafael wore only his pants. He had offered it for Annalise to lay on but she felt guilt about having everything else.
"Your shirts are more comfortable than mine. Maybe it is better quality. Whatever it is, I will be wearing more of your shirts in the future. I will return them as fast as I can so you don’t miss any," Annalise said.
She was more comfortable in his shirt right now than in the dress she usually wore to bed.
"If someone were to come attack us right now, I am able to kick them. I’ll wear dresses during the day because I know how much you like seeing me in them. You must promise me that no matter how tired I look, you wake me early in the morning so we can go together to start buying what we need. Promise," Annalise said, sticking out her pinky finger.
"I can’t make that promise, Annalise. You’ve been moving around a lot since we came here and not resting. I will let you sleep until you’re well rested and then we can go shopping. You need a good night’s sleep to not be tired tomorrow when you are with your father," said Rafael.
"It is partly your fault that I am tired. It’s late but still early when I think of when I used to go to bed. I’ve only started going to bed early because of you. When I worked as a maid in the manor, my plan was to snoop around when the house was quiet. It needs to be explained why Edwin doesn’t go to bed early, but he is the first one to be awake," Annalise said as Edwin ruined many of her plans.
Rafael smiled. He needed to give Edwin a gift for soiling the little intruder’s plans. "He likes to give the manor a look over to see what needs to be done the next day. Had you snuck around at night, you would have come across me at some point. I sometimes come out to train when I can’t sleep."
Annalise opened her eyes. "Do you still have trouble sleeping? I fall asleep so fast that I never notice you are still awake. I forgot to ask my mother about the tea to help you sleep. She could mix it for you tomorrow. She’d do anything for you now that you are family. Well, she always considered you family from the beginning."