Chapter 579

Nathan looked like he was fighting something inside, his fists clenched tight, but he didn’t tell me to stop.

When I went to clean the wound on his back, my chest tightened with worry. A bit of blood seemed to seep. out again, and as the towel touched it, guilt flooded my heart.

I quietly rinsed the towel and wiped him down even more gently than before.

Nathan picked up on how I was feeling, and started to loosen up.

Once I finished cleaning him up, I handed Nathan the sweater I’d brought over, so he wouldn’t catch a chill.

Nathan slipped into a black turtleneck, and somehow, it made him look even more gentle.

When I came back from taking out the trash, Nathan was sitting up straight, focused on his laptop.

Looked like he still had work to finish–his left hand was flying over the keyboard, typing at lightning speed.

“Do you still have a lot of work left?” I asked, my heart aching for him.

Nathan nodded. “Just a bit left, maybe about an hour.”

I walked over to his laptop for a look. The screen was packed with endless streams of data, and just looking at it made my eyes blur. Clearly, I was out of my depth.

Nathan glanced down and chuckled. “Want to learn how to code?”

I blinked, surprised. “You really think I could just learn that if I wanted to?”

Nathan’s smile grew, his voice gentle. “If you want, I’ll teach you myself. One–on–one. I guarantee you’ll get the hang of it.”

too old for that. My memory’s not what it used to be,” I said, shaking

on, you’re not that old!” Nathan

let my real

I’ll make you

me as I picked up the kettle to boil

of me, I’d honestly think

to look at him. “So, do I show up in your dreams a

and he gave an awkward smile. “Not really. I kept hoping

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just doesn’t want us to be that close,” I teased, raising an eyebrow

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I daydream about you so much, the universe decided to punish me by not letting me see you in my dreams at

myself lazily against the cabinet.

embarrassed, biting his lip. “Maybe it’s just… thinking about someone

stunned

me. “Because you’re awake, you can imagine every little detail. And the best part is, you can keep weaving that dream as much as you want–it doesn’t just disappear when you

cheeks turned red, and I turned away, facing the cabinet. “Oh, maybe

about you and Ryan

it right away.

some tea leaves into a cup, poured in hot water, then turned to Nathan. “My daydreams aren’t about that kind of stuff. I

speechless for a moment, then smiled.

and said, “Alright, you get back to work. I’ve got some emails

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