Chapter 18 Bedroom (3)
Chapter 18 Bedroom (3)
This was Johnny's first time entering a woman's bedroom. It's a woman's bedroom after all. The
decorations inside were all sweet and soft with a faint woman's scent which was the same scent as
Jasmine's.
“Dad, come, sleep here!” Samuel sat on the bed and pointed at it as he said to Johnny.
Johnny felt very awkward. He stood by the door without entering the room, and spoke to Samuel,
“Good boy, you can sleep first and dad will just watch you sleep, okay?”
“No, no, I don't want to. I want to sleep with dad and mom! From now on I want to sleep with dad and
mom every day! All the other kids sleep with their parents. Dad, please, sleep with me and mom!”
Samuel started crying again after hearing Johnny's words.
Such a fuss made Johnny feel like his head could explode.
“You sleep there, sleep on his side.” Jasmine said that as she whispered to Johnny, “You can leave
after he fell asleep. He's tired so don't let him make a fuss anymore.”
Johnny scratched his head. This was extremely awkward. Actually, he could also see that Jasmine was
forcing herself to calm down. Ever since Johnny entered the bedroom, Jasmine's face had been
blushing. It was clear that she felt very shy and awkward too. But for her child, she had no other way.
Thinking of that, Johnny felt an admiration towards Jasmine. Mothers were all remarkable.
Johnny had no other choice but walk to the other side of the bed. He didn't know whether he should
take his clothes off or not. In the end, he just took his jacket off and laid down on the edge of the bed.
He slept on one side while Jasmine slept on the other side and Samuel slept in the middle. Luckily, the
bed was large enough, because both Jasmine and Johnny slept on the edge, the middle part of the bed
was empty, and thus there wouldn't be any skinship between them. It's just that, it'd definitely feel
awkward and strange for man and woman who were strangers to sleep in the same bed.
Sleeping under the blanket, Johnny smelled the intoxicating scent from the pillow. He couldn't help
admitting that it smelled really good and refreshing, it also made Johnny feel a bit excited. After all, he's
a vigorous man with basic needs.
“Dad, can you... hug me to sleep?” Samuel opened his eyes widely as he looked at Johnny.
“Okay, dad will hug you to sleep.” It was impossible for Johnny to refuse Sam’s request. He stretched
his hand out and held Samuel in his arms.
“Dad, I want you to tell me a story,” Samuel said in a seriously tone.
“Tell a story?”
“Yeah, mom tells me a story every night so that I can fall sleep. Dad, it's your turn today to tell me a
story. From now on, tell me a story every day, okay?”
“Just tell him a story. He has a habit of listening to a story before he sleeps.” Jasmine reminded him.
“But... But... I don't know how to tell a story.” Johnny looked helpless.
“Can't you just make one up?” Jasmine muttered.
That really troubled Johnny. Making up a story was not that easy and he's no Hans Christian Andersen,
how would he make up a fairy tale out of nowhere?
“Read along!” Jasmine suddenly crawled up from the bed, walked to a side, took a book, and threw it to
Johnny. She then turned the lights off and said, “Turn the table lamp on.”
Johnny turned the table lamp on, flipped over a few pages, then looked at Samuel. Samuel was
hugging himself tightly while staring at him.
“Once upon a time, there's a diligent little squirrel and a lazy little crow. They are best friends. Autumn
is almost over and winter is coming. The wind is chilly and the snow is heavy. Little squirrel is looking
everywhere for food, but little crow just stays on the bed watching TV and eating the leftovers from last
year.” Johnny held the book, turned to a random page, and started reading it.
While he was reading, he suddenly felt someone kicking him, so he turned his head and looked at
Jasmine.
“Take a look. Is he asleep?” Jasmine lowered her voice and asked.
Johnny glanced at Samuel, who already fell asleep while hugging Johnny's hand. Sam was sleeping
soundly.
“He fell asleep. I'm leaving.” Johnny also whispered.
“Okay!” Jasmine sat up on the bed and looked at her son.
“He's hugging me very tightly. Help me move him away.” Johnny moved a bit and realized that Samuel
was gripping him.
Jasmine came over. She was going to pull away Samuel's hands that were hugging Johnny to make it
easier for Johnny to free himself. Before she did it, Samuel cried out, “Dad, dad, don't go, dad.”
The two of them were shocked. They immediately took a look and saw Sam shutting his eyes tightly,
who was still asleep but kept crying out "dad, don't go". He's clearly dreaming about Johnny leaving.
Seeing that, they were both stunned as they looked at each other.
“What if you just stay here tonight?” Jasmine hesitated for a long time before saying that, and she
blushed even more.
“Huh?” Johnny was very surprised. He didn't know how to answer that.
“If you really left, just in case he woke up in the middle of the night and didn't see you, he'd make a fuss
again. He's really too dependent on you.” Jasmine sighed as she said that, “Just sleep there. You can
leave tomorrow morning, and at that time just say that you're going to work. He shouldn't be making a
fuss out of that.”
“T-that’s inappropriate... Right?” Johnny was also dumbfounded, but he felt that this was so wrong. This belongs to NôvelDrama.Org.
“Why is it inappropriate? Just remember not to move too much when you sleep at night, just sleep
where you are. I tell you what. I'm a lawyer. If I find you trying to do something bad, you'll be in the jail
for your whole life!” Jasmine was clearly quite afraid so she said that first to Johnny.
“What? I don't get your logic. You're the one who wanted me to sleep on your bed, but why are you
suggesting that I have bad intentions? I'm the one who's afraid of you trying to do something bad, you
know?” Johnny retorted.
“You!” Jasmine once again was pissed off by Johnny. After a while she finally said, “It's best if you
don't. Sorry for troubling you. It's all for the child. He had never had a dad since he was born, as I owe
him that. Luckily, I’ve found you. Seeing how he depends on you so much right now, I assume his
condition might really develop into a mental illness if he don't see his dad soon.”
Johnny nodded. That child was indeed pitiful. Even though he had great living conditions, he had no
father since birth.
“Sorry to ask this, but where's his father?” And he hurriedly continued, “I don't mean to pry, nor am I
gossiping. I'm just afraid that if you have a husband, then your husband comes home and sees me
sleeping on your bed, he would definitely beat me up. You should tell me the truth and give me some
sense of security. This request doesn't go over the line, right?”
Jasmine looked at Johnny, agreeing that his words made sense too. After staying quiet for a moment,
she said, “He has no dad and I don't have a husband too. Don't worry, no one will come trouble you.
Just sleep at ease!”