Chapter 288
When Katniss turned around, I saw her blushing face. After Katniss glanced at me, hesitated for a moment, then took a step and got on the bed. As she got on the bed, I seemed to sense a hint of reluctance.
After lying down on the bed, Katniss lay on her back with her eyes closed, but her breathing was uneven. I couldn't tell if it was due to desire or nervousness.
At this moment, Katniss might be struggling in her heart, wanting to go next door but not knowing how to ask. She was waiting for me to take the initiative! Although I was playing with my phone, my heart was not calm. I didn't know how to make a decision. Should I agree to let Katniss go next door? What attitude should I take? Thinking about Katniss's impending recovery, I didn't know how to end Katniss's relationship with Nathan. If I handled it improperly, would it affect our family relationship? Since the decision was made in the morning, it might as well go with the flow. Since I had to decide to end Katniss and Nathan's relationship, one night wouldn't make a difference. Let's take it step by step.
Thinking about this, I put down my phone and turned to look at Katniss with her eyes closed, her full chest rising and falling rapidly.
"What's wrong, honey?" Perhaps sensing the quietness around her, Katniss opened her eyes and met my gaze. A hint of panic flashed in her eyes, and she spoke hesitantly, her tone tinged with nervousness.
"Is Dad back?"
I looked at Katniss and asked calmly, without beating around the bush.
"He's back."
After hearing my question, Katniss's eyes showed a hint of shyness and panic. After a moment of hesitation, she softly replied.
"When did he come back?"
I kept staring at Katniss, trying to keep my tone as calm and normal as possible.
"At noon."
Katniss glanced at me and noticed that I was watching her. She looked away again and nodded in response.
"Did you two...?"
When I asked this question, although my tone was calm, my heart was not. I didn't know why I cared about this question.
"No, we didn't."
Upon hearing my question, Katniss quickly shook her hands and head, shaking her hair.
"Because you said last time that you didn't want me and Nathan to have sex during the day."
Katniss saw that I didn't say anything and quickly continued to explain. In fact, I didn't know what question to ask, and Katniss was afraid that I would get angry, so she explained quickly.
"Will you always listen to me?"
Upon hearing Katniss's attitude, I thought about the upcoming changes and couldn't help but ask.
"Of course, honey. You've done so much for me, so I will listen to you. As long as you don't leave me again."
After hearing my words, Katniss rested her head on my shoulder and said.
Although I couldn't see her face, her tone was undoubtedly firm.
Upon hearing Katniss's words, I felt relieved. As long as Katniss could listen to me, it would be convenient to end her relationship with Nathan soon.
"Is Nathan still next door?"
After hearing Katniss's reply, I felt a lot more relaxed. A sense of magnanimity arose in me, and I asked the key point of our conversation.
After Katniss heard my words, she didn't lift her head, her face still buried in my shoulder. Upon hearing my question, her body suddenly stiffened. After a long silence, Katniss leaned her head on my shoulder and nodded a few times.
After getting Katniss's answer, a hint of suppression flashed through my mind, but it quickly disappeared.
Just now, I held a glimmer of hope in my heart, that it would be like last time when Katniss returned midway and sent Nathan back to the island. But now, that possibility seemed to be cut off. So, tonight.
"Go ahead."
When I came to my senses, I realized that I had been thinking for a long time. Katniss beside me had her face buried in my shoulder, waiting quietly for a long time. She never lifted her head, probably thinking a lot in her heart, wanting to know what my attitude was like, as if a prisoner waiting for the final judgment of a judge.
After hearing my words, Katniss's body stiffened again, followed by a long silence. The room fell into silence.
"Honey, I..."
After calming herself for a long time, Katniss finally lifted her head from my shoulder. Her face was flushed with embarrassment, her eyes hesitant. Although her face was facing me, her gaze couldn't meet mine. In the end, she only said these few words.
"Go ahead."
Seeing Katniss like this, I spoke again, trying to make my tone more magnanimous.
"Honey, I can't do it."
After furrowing her brows a few times, Katniss covered her face with her hands and shook her head vigorously. Although she had had countless sexual encounters with Nathan, this time was different because I was at home and aware of the situation. She couldn't take that step. Perhaps her heart was full of anticipation, but she couldn't let go of moral shame to do it.
"It's okay, you can wait until I fall asleep."
I got up and turned off the bedroom light, plunging the room into darkness.
I didn't say anything more, just closed my eyes to prepare for sleep. But could I really fall asleep? My emotions were incredibly complex. Although I had experienced Katniss and Nathan's affair next door, the feelings from that time were unforgettable. If Katniss really went next door tonight, could I really be calm?
Katniss also knew that I hadn't fallen asleep. My actions were just to give her some psychological comfort. The only sounds in the room were our breathing. I wasn't directly involved, so I managed to control my breathing, but Katniss was not as composed. Her breathing was uneven, and she even took a few deep breaths secretly. It was clear that she was psyching herself up, wanting to go but not daring to, constantly encouraging herself.
Time passed by, and my work was exhausting every day. I couldn't wait for Katniss forever, so I gradually felt drowsy. Just as I was about to fall into a deep sleep, I felt a movement next to me.
I didn't open my eyes to look, I just felt the bed move slightly. Although Katniss got up very carefully, I still keenly felt it.
After Katniss got up, there was another long period of silence. Perhaps at this moment, Katniss was looking at me in the darkness, observing my expression, sensing my breathing. She wasn't sure if I was really asleep, so she waited for a while. In case she had just disturbed me by getting up, she maintained another long silence, hoping to let me fall asleep again.
After a long time, Katniss moved slowly. Finally, I felt her crossing over my body because I could feel the bed sinking on both sides of me. Then I heard the sound of slippers on the floor, followed by another long silence. At this point, I heard Katniss's uneven breathing, revealing nervousness. She might be holding onto the last bit of hope, thinking I was really asleep. Even if I wasn't asleep, she would assume I was, and at this point, desire might have taken over reason. It was like having a piece of meat placed in front of a hungry person but not being able to eat it. It was such a painful situation.
After a while, I heard the sound of the door handle turning, followed by another moment of silence, and finally the sound of the door opening.
Each step had a long pause and silence. When the door finally closed, and I heard the sound of the door locking again, I opened my eyes. The room was still pitch black, with Katniss's scent lingering, but her figure was no longer there. By now, she had left the room and gone next door to Nathan's embrace.
Because the room was tightly closed, and Katniss was cautious, I didn't hear Katniss's footsteps outside the door. But after a while, I heard a faint sound of the door opening, followed by a gentle closing sound. There was a pause in this process, but it seemed relatively short and quick, perhaps indicating that the person manipulating the door couldn't wait any longer.
At that moment, I had no sleepiness at all. My breathing was no longer as steady as before. Like Katniss, I took a few deep breaths to calm my emotions.
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