Divorce Time

Chapter 90

Charlene helped Jasmine into her pajamas after a warm shower and was drying Jasmine’s hair. Jasmine watched Charlene’s focused face in silence, suddenly realizing that Charlene had become unusually quiet. It used to be that Charlene would fill their time with endless chatter.

Catching Jasmine’s thoughtful gaze, Charlene asked, “What’s on your mind, love?”

Jasmine shook her head. “Nothing.”

Maybe she was overthinking things. Or perhaps Charlene had something on her mind and didn’t feel like talking.

Once her hair was dry, Jasmine tumbled on her bed and asked, “Mommy, will you sleep with me tonight?”

Charlene paused, then asked, “Do you want me to stay with you tonight, sweetie?”

“I don’t mind either way. But you haven’t slept with Dad for a while. Don’t you want to sleep with him tonight?”

‘ll head back in a bit.”

hadn’t finalized the divorce papers with Thorne yet. If Jasmine hadn’t asked her to stay, staying in their room

found the light in their bedroom still on. Thorne was sitting by the desk, busy on his laptop.

looked up when she walked in. Charlene quickly diverted her gaze and headed to the closet to grab her nightgown, then slipped into the bathroom

she came out, Thorne was still typing

at the edge of the bed, completing her skincare routine before settling in with a book, considering it was still

were wrapped up in their worlds in the bedroom

Charlene couldn’t keep her eyes open anymore. She put her

ages and thought it would be hard to fall asleep. She also half–expected Thorne to leave after finishing his work to be

off, the soft clicking of the keyboard lulling her to sleep. She slept surprisingly

was about to get up, she felt a warm breath near her ear and realized she

up against Thorne, who was holding her tight with legs around her and sleeping deeply. They were so close that there was hardly any space between them.

of his chest and the strength of his

a peaceful sleeper.

thinking that even if she and Thorne were in the same bed, there would be a gap between them. So, it seemed unlikely she had rolled