After Rosalie washed up, she laid on the couch and pulled up the sheets, ready to fall asleep.

Suddenly, Sebastian opened his eyes. "Rose."

"What's the matter?" Rosalie sat up on the couch. "Did I wake you up?"

"Come and sleep on the bed. You'll feel more comfortable."

"No need. That's your hospital bed. It's not appropriate for me to lie on it."

Rosalie didn't realize that she was instinctively keeping her distance, and keeping the lines very clear with Sebastian.

"There's nothing inappropriate about it. This bed is big enough for the both of us. I also want to hug you to sleep. It makes me feel more secure that way."

The gears in Rosalie's head shifted quickly for an excuse good enough to reject him.

"Seb, you're still hooked up to machines. I won't feel secure sleeping in the same bed as you through the night. If I accidentally hit the tubes, it'd be terrible. It's also a little cramped with two people on the bed. I'll feel more comfortable sleeping on the couch."

and Sebastian were only husband and wife in name, and she couldn't sleep with him. She had reason to reject him at this point, but after Sebastian recovered, she wouldn't know what excuse she could use to reject

and said expectantly, "I hope I'll recover quickly and go home soon.

trying not to make

With that, Rosalie laid

confusion in his eyes. He sensed that something

made sense, but why did he feel

the morning. When she opened her eyes, Sebastian was

on

ever, with no nightmares. She slept soundly until daybreak. Sebastian was fine, and she could rest easy now. All she had to do

said he had to be hospitalized for one month before

carefully from

to freshen herself up. She stood before the mirror, and gently caressed her belly. By the time Sebastian was discharged, she would be over four months pregnant, and she

she was pregnant right now. She

to be honest with him, she was worried that he might become agitated. Given all the bad things that had happened recently, she didn't want to add

would take things a step at a time. For all she knew, Sebastian might

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