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“Can we go shopping tomorrow?” Abigail asked him innocently and he made her sit on his lap and switch on the TV.

“Sure,” he pinned her head to his chest and kissed her sweet–smelling hair.

“Can we take Alex and Ariel too for shopping?” she asked him, yawning, and he again mumbled, “Sure…”

He had turned down the volume and now was watching an old movie.

“Can mom also come with us, Daddy?” she murmured in an exhausted tone.

“Sure, chipmunk. She can,” securing her in his arms he lightly leaned his chin on her head. Just then the door to Sophie’s room opened and she stopped when she saw the father–daughter duo sitting on the couch.

Rafael gave her a thumbs–up sign to tell her silently that everything She nodded and went to Flint’s room carrying her laptop.

was ok.

Now Abi’s voice seemed to be getting lower, “Can we take Aunt Sophie and Flint too,” Rafael rolled his lips between his teeth.

“If you want, we can take the whole Kanderton City for snack shopping!”

She again yawned loudly, “That will be great, Daddy.”

A few moments must have passed, and he thought she had gone to sleep when she spoke again, “Daddy?”

Rafael fought to control his mirth, “Yes, Chipmunk!”

“You are the best! And I love you.”

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Marissa turned in her bed and found the space beside her empty. The mattress was cold enough to give the impression that Rafael hadn’t been there for quite some time.

Where is he?

She got up and put on her slippers to check the bathroom. That was when

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she heard a faint noise coming from the living room like two people were talking?

Was Rafael talking to someone at this hour?

She tip–toed to the living room only to find a movie playing on the TV and Rafael was sleeping on the couch hugging Abigail to him.

A soft smile crossed her lips. A father who was trying to protect his daughter from all the problems of life.

She was confused if she should wake him up or just put a quilt around them. She decided on the latter.

She went to her room to fetch an extra blanket. When she was fixing it around them, Rafael woke up with bleary eyes and held her wrist tightly.

“It’s me!” she told him softly and placed her hand on his, “it’s me Rafael.”

He passed a confused look to her trying to understand where he was and then rubbed his eyes.

“She slept late,” he said resting his cheek on the small head of his daughter.

Marissa sat beside him and leaned her head on his strong shoulder. Rafael who was holding Abi with one arm, his other arm spontaneously snaked. around Marissa’s waist drawing her body to him.

Marissa fixed the blanket around them feeling the intimacy of the simple act.

“How did you two end squeezed her to him.

up here?” she asked him, and he

“She didn’t want to sleep and wanted a snack,” Marissa smiled and raised her face to look at Abi’s face, “She wants to go for snack shopping tomorrow.”

The little one was sleeping peacefully in her father’s arms.

“She is so beautiful,” he kissed Marissa’s cheek, “Thank you for giving me such beautiful babies.”

Marissa didn’t say anything and just kept looking into his eyes. However, her eyes fluttered closed when she saw him, leaning slowly towards her.

She had to suppress the moan in his throat when Rafael’s lips touched hers.

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Her arms were suddenly around his neck, grinding his mouth into hers.

Their mouths were opening hungrily for each other as if they had gotten a life of their own. Marissa clutched his t–shirt in her fists when his tongue

entered her mouth.

He was trying to taste her, his tongue was swirling inside her mouth like he owned it. Marissa’s body was reacting to his touch and his closeness, drawing him to her like a moth.

“Now who does kissing after making your child sleep on the lap,” they both jumped when they heard Flint nearby.

Marissa was horrified when she heard another chuckle. Sophie was standing behind Flint.

we

“Wh… what you two are doing here?” she cleared her throat, “We… we were just kissing… Rafael and I needed to discuss her health and Rafael wanted to take us to grocery shopping tomorrow,” She instantly wiped her mouth with the back of her hand which was still wet with his saliva.

“Yum!” she thought secretly.

Rafael who was still too relaxed, held back his smile when saw her panicking.

Marissa saw him standing up carrying Abi with him and then he bent down to kiss her head in the presence of those two. God this was embarrassing!

She was blushing to the core when Rafael headed to the kids‘ room.

“Kissing is a good thing,” Flint said in a serious tone, “But it leads to more good things if done correctly and privately.”

Sophie who had now walked up to her friend, fell on the couch when she heard her grandfather’s precious remarks.

Marissa passed a glare to her friend and Sophie was so sure that if looks could kill she would be lying dead here.

“We didn’t know you were still awake,” she explained to Flint awkwardly.

“Oh? But Rafael knew that we were awake,” Sophie clicked her tongue, “He

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was busy with Abigail, and I wanted to get my work done on the laptop so that I could enjoy the weekend… and as Flint was awake too, I went to him for asking something related to pharmacy.”

She then gestured towards Marissa, “And then we heard some light noises and here we were about to witness an eighteen plus rated movie. Yet we needed to stop that because an innocent child was involved.”

Marissa slapped her friend’s shoulder, “Cut it out, Sophie! We didn’t mean to do the full thing.”

“Why not!” Sophie freed her hair from the silk scrunchie and gave her head a hard shake, “You should do it because you two…” she spanked Marissa’s knee, “need it!”

“No! We don’t,” Marissa stood up rolling her eyes.

“Stop lying to yourself, Mar. You both need each other. This tension between you two, this se*xual tension needs to be taken care of. When you two are together in a room. It always feels like you two are undressing each other with your eyes.”

“Oh, God, Soph! Stop it!” she threw a small pillow at her friend and went to her room before she could speak anymore.

Rafael was lying on the bed only in a pair of shorts. His arms were behind his head, and he was staring at the ceiling busy thinking about something.

Trying to ignore him, she went to the bathroom and took more than usual time there in hopes that he would go to sleep.

Keeping her fingers crossed when she came out, she felt disappointment making its way into her heart.

HE HAD GONE TO SLEEP!

He was lying on his side of the bed quietly.

She lay on the bed and turned her head to look at him, “How would I sleep without your arms around me?” she asked the question to his sleeping figure and was horrified when found him turning, to face her.

“Your wish is my command, Strawberry!” before she could protest and deny

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the words, he had taken her into his arms and pressed her face against his chest.

“Go to sleep before I break the promises, I made to myself.”

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