322: LATE NIGHT CHUCKLES

ARIEL’S POV

“But I have a question, Ariel,” Luke vocalized, and I wondered what it was that he

wanted to say.

Moving my hand around his chest, I uttered, “Go ahead, sire. Speak out whatever is

on your mind.”

“Since you’re not living with Laura anymore, I’m just wondering.” He fixed his eyes on

  1. me. “Where will you be working now?”

I arched my eyebrow. “Oh, seriously? Is that your question?”

“Well, yeah. I mean, come on, I’m just curious. And concerned around here. If your

want, I can let you work at my company.”

“Thanks, but t

won’t be necessary,” I brought out.

Luke looked at me for seconds and finally spoke, “Oh, I see.” But his tone was low.

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“Don’t forget that about the Vitality Group. I grinned at him.

“Oh, right. The Vitality Group. I totally forgot. You’re going to be working with your‘

second husband.“”

I sighed promptly. “Please don’t say that.”

“Don’t get upset; I was just joking.”

“Well, don’t joke like that,” I told him.

“Okay, then. I guess it’s time to go to sleep,” Luke stated, covering our bodies with the bed sheet. “Goodnight, Ariel,” he said softly, kissing me on the forehead.

him, closing my eyes while he

next minutes in silence, I drifted off to sleep.

everywhere and realized that I had woken up in the

night at the wrong time. Glancing back at

with Luke. And I was glad that I didn’t have a nightmare. Boy, that could have been fucked up,

passed as I lay on the bed, repeatedly closing and opening my eyes, but I still couldn’t sleep. So, what to do now? Exercise? Nah, not really. Maybe I should just

and walk around. It might make me drowsy, I guess.

think about it, that was a stupid idea. There was no way

out of bed, making sure not to disturb Luke, who could wake up at the slightest sound despite his seemingly peaceful slumber. I tiptoed

it to help

cliché. Perhaps I should count something more interesting, like the number of times Luke snored in a minute. The thought made me chuckle softly

I accidentally

squeaked under my foot like a trumpet in the quiet of the night. I froze, holding my breath,

eyes and blinking

marching around the room? Did you decide to join the night’s gu something?” he asked,

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giggling. “No, I couldn’t sleep. I thought walking might help,”

looked around the dark room as if he expected to find some hidden answer to my insomnia. “Walking, huh? Because nothing screams ‘sleep‘ like a

when you say that,” I told him, and despite

NIGHT

swung his legs off the bed, his eyes lighting up with mischief. “Well, if we’re going to do this, we might as well do

into the

one out. for me. “If we’re going to be part of the night’s guard, we need to look the part. And nothing says ‘guard

is that right? The ancient order of

Guards?” I

face. “Now, let’s march. Maybe if we tire ourselves

seriously going on with this?”

who was walking around like a night

room was silent for seconds, and I stared at him with my hands fixed on

waist.

while, I had to move the lips. “Okay, let’s go on with that.”

were, marching up and down the room

so as not to wake the entire household. After

out of breath and grinning from

his eyes soft in the dim

AM,” he said.

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