Chapter 20 Touch
Katniss and Nathan finished the second glass of red wine, both feeling a bit tipsy, but still somewhat clear-headed.
"Dad, let's continue drinking."
Katniss really can hold her liquor.
Perhaps because of a bad mood, Katniss picked up the bottle to pour more wine.
"Katniss, you've had enough to drink, don't drink anymore. Kevin isn't home, if we both get drunk, who will take care of the child?"
Seeing Katniss about to pour more wine, Nathan quickly stopped her.
Suddenly thinking of Simon, Katniss put down her glass, and the two of them, stimulated by alcohol, spoke many heartfelt truths, and the atmosphere suddenly opened up.
As Katniss got up to tidy up the table, Nathan, seeing Katniss a bit tipsy, insisted on not letting her clean up.
Instead, he asked Katniss to go check on Simon, while he finished cleaning up and washing the dishes.
Since Nathan has been taking care of their son since he was young, both Katniss and I often work and spend little time with Simon. So, Simon is very affectionate towards Nathan, and a bit distant from me and Katniss. He can't stand being away from Nathan for even a short while.
Sure enough, as soon as Katniss comforted Simon for a while, Simon became unhappy and started crying non-stop.
After finishing cleaning up the table and dishes, Nathan quickly washed his hands and came to the living room.
At this moment, Katniss, wearing a nightgown, was holding Simon. As Simon cried in Katniss's arms, his little hands grabbed and accidentally pulled down Katniss's neckline, revealing her deep cleavage and white breasts. Luckily, Katniss was wearing a bra under her nightgown, otherwise even her nipples would have been exposed.
Since Katniss didn't have breast milk after giving birth to Simon, he was raised on formula since childhood. So, Katniss has never breastfed the child, and besides me, no one else has seen Katniss's breasts.
In that moment when Simon pulled down Katniss's neckline to reveal her breast, Nathan happened to come out of the kitchen and caught a glimpse of that scene. Although Katniss quickly pulled her neckline back up, the image only lasted for about 2 seconds.
But Nathan caught it. It was the first time he truly saw Katniss's snow-white breasts and deep cleavage, although he didn't see her nipples, it still left Nathan dumbfounded on the spot.
After fixing her neckline, Katniss looked up and saw Nathan standing there in a daze. Her face blushed, and she quickly turned her body away while holding the child.
Unaware that she had her back to Nathan, at that moment, under the influence of alcohol, Nathan's gaze towards Katniss slowly filled with desire.
Seeing Katniss blush and turn away, Nathan suddenly came to his senses. Realizing his earlier behavior, he couldn't help but feel embarrassed and red-faced.
Simon, seeing his grandfather come out of the kitchen, cried even harder in Katniss's arms, reaching out towards his grandfather.
Nathan, watching Simon cry, felt a twinge of heartache and indulgence in his eyes.
He quickly walked over to Katniss to take Simon, as Katniss, feeling helpless from Simon's crying, saw Nathan coming to her rescue and gently handed Simon over to him. Nathan reached out his hands to hold Simon.
Perhaps because both Katniss and Nathan were a bit tipsy, they misjudged their strength. As Nathan's hands held Simon, his fingertips accidentally brushed against Katniss's full and firm breasts.
Clearly unintentional, but that fleeting touch made both Nathan and Katniss shiver, and due to nervousness, Nathan almost let go and drop Simon. He quickly regained his composure and caught Simon in time.
Both Katniss and Nathan felt very awkward. It was the first time Katniss had been touched by another man, and it was the first time Nathan had touched Katniss's breasts, even though the last time Katniss was drunk, he didn't dare to touch her breasts.
Unexpectedly, their first breast contact happened in this moment of inadvertence.
Simon, who had almost been dropped by Nathan, was scared and cried loudly, interrupting the awkward moment between the two.
Nathan and Katniss quickly comforted Simon, and after a while, he finally stopped crying.
Seeing Katniss and Nathan both breathe a sigh of relief, they then remembered the recent physical contact between them.
Their eyes met with a tacit understanding, but as soon as they realized they were looking at each other, they quickly looked away.
"Dad, I'm going to bed, you should rest early too."
Katniss quickly lowered her head and whispered to Nathan.
"I'll go to bed after Simon falls asleep, you go to bed now."
Nathan said, still focused on soothing Simon. Both of them didn't look up at each other, indicating that the recent physical contact made it difficult for them to face each other.
Katniss got up and slowly walked into the bedroom. At that moment, Nathan lifted his head to look at Katniss's back, his eyes filled with a strong masculine desire, as if a wolf was eyeing its prey with green eyes.
Katniss entered the bedroom and closed the door, leaving the room in silence. Nathan stayed in the living room, soothing Simon to sleep.
However, after Katniss entered the room, I noticed something unusual, but couldn't pinpoint what it was.
After thinking for a while, I suddenly realized what was wrong.
Normally, even when I'm not at home during the day and it's just Katniss and Nathan at home, when Katniss goes into her bedroom and closes the door, whether she's sleeping or changing clothes, she habitually locks the bedroom door from the inside.
In the past, when I returned home and Katniss was sleeping in the bedroom, if the door was locked, I would knock to wake her up before entering the room.
I even scolded her for it, asking if it was necessary for family members to lock the bedroom door. Was it to protect against Nathan, hurting the elderly man's self-esteem? It seemed like she was afraid of Nathan entering the room and causing unnecessary misunderstandings and embarrassment while changing clothes, so she locked the door.
I thought it made sense, so I stopped bothering Katniss about locking the bedroom door.
But just now, after Katniss entered the bedroom and closed the door, I didn't hear the sound of the bedroom door locking.
Thinking about it, I quickly replayed the video, setting the time back to when Katniss entered the bedroom. She closed the door, but there was no sound of it locking.
You see, the surveillance equipment I installed at home not only captures clear images but also records sound very clearly. The sound of the bedroom door locking would have been distinct, but I only heard the sound of the door closing, not the sound of it locking.
Did Katniss, under the influence of alcohol, forget to lock the door? As I thought about this, my heart suddenly tightened.
Nathan, soothing Simon, occasionally glanced at Katniss's bedroom door, perhaps also noticing that it wasn't locked.
From the video, I saw Nathan furrow his brow slightly, indicating that he also found it strange.
After a while, Simon fell asleep, and Nathan gently placed him in the crib.
Then, with heavy steps, he slowly turned off the lights in the living room. As he passed by Katniss's bedroom, Nathan's walking pace suddenly paused, and he looked back at Katniss's door, his desire gradually intensifying.
After a long sigh, Nathan continued with his heavy steps back to his own bedroom.
As Nathan closed his bedroom door, the room fell into darkness and silence.
Although all the lights in the room were off, the bright moonlight illuminated everything clearly. Everything in the room was still visible to the naked eye.
There was no sound in the video anymore. Seeing this, I knew the recording had ended, with the only exception being Nathan's accidental touch of Katniss's breast. There were no other abnormal events.
But could this minor incident have caused Katniss to have such a drastic emotional reaction on the phone just now? Katniss isn't someone with poor emotional resilience, she should be able to handle this unexpected situation.
I lit a cigarette, watching the quiet recording, time passing by minute by minute. I reflected on the events of the past few days, contemplating the next steps, but I was clueless. As time passed and I finished four cigarettes, I began to feel drowsy. Just as I was about to take off my headphones, turn off the recording, and go to sleep...
*Click*. A sound suddenly came through my headphones, like a hammer hitting my brain, instantly waking me up from my drowsiness.
I quickly looked at the computer screen where the recording was still playing. The door to Nathan's bedroom opened, and Nathan, dressed in pajamas and shorts, slowly walked out of the room. He walked slowly, but my heart tightened bit by bit because Nathan's destination was Katniss's bedroom.
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