I Once Married You (Harper and Benjamin)

Chapter 249 Don't Disturb Her

Harper's silence lingered as Benjamin continued his work, the rhythmic tapping of keys punctuating the quiet of the night. Around eleven o'clock, exhaustion claimed Harper, and she drifted off to sleep while the TV murmured softly in the background.

Once his work was completed, Benjamin briefly washed up in the bathroom before approaching the bed. His gaze softened as he looked upon the sleeping woman he held dear. With a brief hesitation, he pulled back the covers and carefully lifted her into his arms, settling beside her.

It had been days since he last held her this way, their interactions fraught with tension and reluctance on her part. Each touch, each embrace, had to be forcefully obtained.

Benjamin cradled her gently and his heart stirred, his hand instinctively resting on her abdomen where their child resided.

The presence of the growing life within her went unnoticed by him, lost in his tumultuous thoughts.

In the dimness of the room, a wistful smile graced Benjamin's lips as he tightened his hold on Harper.

Despite the internal struggle, sleep eventually claimed him.

The next morning arrived uneventfully, marked by a gentle knock on the door that roused Benjamin from his slumber.

He glanced down at Harper, still peacefully asleep. He got out of the bed and opened the door carefully.

It was Larry and Annie.

Larry asked, "You stayed here for

"Don't disturb her."

question and hinted to them to

was hushed as she inquired, "Harper hasn't

"Yes."

can wake her up now, or she'll end up with a headache from sleeping too much," Annie gently reminded, but Benjamin remained resolute

Benjamin's reluctance to allow them entry, Larry and Annie showed

seconds until Harper's voice broke the

responded,

don't you

I thought you were still sleeping." Annie

made room

her arrival, the atmosphere became

entrance, Harper harbored questions

to

Curtis brought them breakfast.

you've finished eating,

the doctor's examination,"

acknowledged his instructions with a soft

and Larry retreated to. the