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."

to reject him at this point,

her. He looked straight at Rosalie, and said expectantly, "I hope I'll recover quickly and go home soon.

smiled awkwardly, trying not

to sleep." With that, Rosalie laid back

with slight confusion in his eyes. He sensed that something was

the same bed as him made sense, but why did he feel like she had other reasons for

next day, Rosalie woke up very early in the morning. When she opened her eyes, Sebastian

on the couch

she had the best sleep ever, with no nightmares. She slept soundly until daybreak. Sebastian was fine, and she could

said he had to be hospitalized for

crept carefully from

caressed her belly. By the time Sebastian

right now. She

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

a step at a time. For all she knew, Sebastian might regain

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