Chapter 168: Breaking News...
It was a cloudy day. The sun resisted peeking through the thick gray sky. Jessica remained tightly wrapped in the duvet; not ready to get up at the moment. The stress from the previous day still weighed heavily on her.
Davis watched her sleeping face, his mind filled with a storm of emotions and thoughts swirling continuously. Without thinking, he raised his hand to trace the contours of her face—the soft curves of her lips, the firm, pointed nose that stood out on her delicate features.
His lips curled into a small smile as he recalled her bright smile from the day before, his heart tightened lightly. It strengthened his resolve to work hard and regain his ability to walk again. "I must get back on my feet, I must make her proud..just for her." He mused.
"Babe, wake up," he whispered softly, shaking her lightly.
Jessica stirred but then burrowed herself deeper into the duvet.
Davis chuckled. "You better wake up, or I might have to..." he teased.
"Davis Allen, don’t you dare," she warned, rolling to the side of the bed.
"What do you think I was going to do? Aren’t you the one with naughty thoughts?" he teased again.
Jessica felt her cheeks flush and hid her face deeper into the bed. She couldn’t deny she had already thought about his naughty attitude but been called out is embarrassing.
Davis opened his mouth to tease her further but the soft buzz of the phone on the nightstand interrupted him. He glanced at it—it was Jessica’s phone ringing.
"You have a call," he said, handing the phone to her.