Chapter 465: Normal couple (1)
The next day, Rafael was the first one to wake to get started on unpacking the food Celine prepared for them to use on the way to a nearby town.
Annalise was still fast asleep in the tent and before she would wake up, Rafael wanted to do as much work as he could so she wouldn’t have to bother herself with trying to help.
He took care of the horses as they needed to be moved to graze on grass and be given water. Rafael packed most of what they didn’t have to use right now and placed some of Annalise’s clothes by her feet so she wouldn’t have to search for what to wear today.
Rafael prepared himself for a lecture about treating her differently now that they believed she was pregnant, but how was he to not treat her with more care now? Since last night, every possible bad scenario that could hurt her flooded his mind. Annalise needed to give him at least one day for his worrying to go away.
Less than an hour later, Annalise had woken up. They shared the food and got cleaned up before heading to the first town on their path.
"When we reach town, the first thing I would like to do is sit in warm water and then enjoy a nice soft bed. I forgot how bad sleeping outside could be even with a soft blanket," Annalise said, raising her hands in the air to stretch her body. "I did enjoy listening to all the sounds made during the night. We should push our bed closer to a window to hear nature sing to us."
"Then you’ll hate the cold air," Rafael replied.
"That’s why we would have a fire going," Annalise countered.
A fireplace in the room would help with the cold air coming inside.
"I wouldn’t mind sleeping outside again as long as we have more blankets and something extra soft to lay on. I’m shocked that no one bothered us while we slept. Or did we have trouble and you took care of it without waking me? Wait," Annalise said, realising the one thing that would make that impossible. "I would have heard the noise."
"You didn’t wake up when I got out of the tent. You always wake up when you hear me moving around on the bed, but you didn’t tonight. You are losing your touch," Rafael said, keeping his eyes ahead to avoid meeting Annalise’s eyes.