You look very scary." Pouting, Leena slowly moved toward him. He looked quite intimidating and she didn't want to cause any unnecessary trouble for herself. Besides, he was the patient here. For the sake of his speedy recovery, she shouldn't upset him. Right now, it would be wise to do what he asked for.
"What are you afraid of? Rest assured, I will leave you alone. Even if you want some aggressive cuddling, I am afraid I don't have enough strength at the moment!" Her nervousness had him laughing out of nowhere. 'She is so adorable, ' he thought. The anxious look on her pretty face triggered something deep in his heart. No matter how hard he tried, he could no longer put on a straight face with her.
"Stop it! I didn't mean that at all! Kevin Gu, you are so exasperating!" Leena threw him an offended look, abruptly turning her head away. All men were such pigs! Seriously, why was he thinking about sex all the time?
"So what did you mean exactly? Kiddo, I didn't say anything. You are the one having inappropriate thoughts here." With these words, he leaned over and circled his strong arms around her. The moment he touched her, she trembled. The feeling was mutual for him. He was shocked to find that she was so cold. Her soft body was chilly. Apparently, she didn't sleep well last night. The thought that she didn't rest well because she was looking after him upset Kevin. He felt eaten up by the mixed feelings inside of him.
"Your implication was obvious. You led me into thinking about it." Leena released a soft sigh. She didn't push him away, instead, she leaned back and rested her head comfortably on his muscular chest. She couldn't deny the fact that she enjoyed getting hugged by him.
"All right, all right. It is all my fault. Now close your eyes and get some sleep." Kevin patted her back gently, tucking her in the quilt. He treated her like she was the most precious thing in the world for him. The gentle strokes from him were so soothing that she felt her worked up nerves calm down straight away.
Sure." Leena lay on the soft pillow and fell asleep. She barely got sleep last night as she was busy attending to him. Leena was genuinely worried to death when he had the deadly fever. The thought of losing him crushed her, making it impossible for her to get a single minute of peace.
Kevin was still suffering from minor fever, therefore, he felt dizzy after talking to her for a while. Soon after Leena fell asleep, he followed and fell into a comfortable nap himself. The two of them cuddled each other even in their dreams.
Greatly concerned about Kevin's illness, Shannon walked upstairs to check on him in the morning. She walked on her tiptoes towards his room and pushed open the door silently. To her surprise, she found Leena in his arms, sound asleep like an angel. The peaceful sight instantly brought a smile to Shannon's face. She felt truly happy for the two of them. Because she didn't want to disturb them in their sweet dreams, she backed out and closed the door gently behind her. As she walked downstairs, the smile on her face grew bigger and bigger.
"How is he doing now? Is the fever gone?" Nathan didn't go for his morning drill today. On the contrary, he stood in the living room, waiting impatiently for the latest update on his son. As soon as he saw Shannon, he walked up to her and questioned her eagerly.
"I think so. He seems to be all right now. They are still sleeping so I just let them be. Leena is in bed with him. I am sure she is tired from looking after him all night long. We shouldn't disturb them," Shannon said, smiling at him confidently. "Don't worry too much now." She was quite relieved to see them cuddling each other on the bed. It comforted her greatly, knowing that Louisa could not cause any more trouble in their relationship.
"Good, good. Let them be then. They both deserve some good sleep! Tell Claire to stay away from them too." Nathan thought highly of Leena for what she did for his son. He was in a good mood today and didn't say anything bad about her. Apparently, something had changed inside him. He was starting to like the girl more and more as time went by.
"Don't worry about Claire. She never gets up this early anyway." Shannon laughed. She was not concerned about Claire disturbing the two love birds upstairs at all. As a matter of fact, in this family, Claire was known to be the last one to get up.
"Is the breakfast ready? I have some errands to attend to today and need to set out soon." Nathan raised his head, casting a glance in the direction of Kevin's room. An interesting thought came to his mind. With a profound smile on his lips, Nathan made up his mind.
"Maud has already prepared a nice breakfast for all of us. The table is set in the dining room. She was worried that Kevin would get hungry when he wakes up, so she cooked the food quite early this morning. But it turns out that Kevin is still sleeping now," Shannon gently explained to her husband as she led him into the dining room. She was an affectionate woman by nature, loving and caring for her family. Knowing that her son was no longer in danger, she did not feel as desperate as she did several hours ago. It must have been a totally different woman who scolded Nathan so unreservedly last night!
"Who are you talking about? Mom, are you talking about me behind my back again? I am not sleeping late today!" Claire stood on the stairs and looked at them, her face wearing a frown. She looked good as usual. Apparently she had a good sleep. Kevin's illness made no difference to her life whatsoever. On a sunny day like today, she looked as fresh as a daisy.
"Wow, you shocked us! What's going on, how come you are up so early today? We all know that your big soft bed is your best buddy in the entire world! Didn't you say that yourself? The weather is actually quite agreeable today. You must be planning to go somewhere, my sweet little lazy cat?" Shannon teased her daughter lovingly. She was kind of curious about what Claire was planning to do today.
"Mom, stop it. Why do you tease me all the time? It is not my fault that I enjoy a good sleep! Dad, did you listen to what Mom said just now?" Claire felt embarrassed at herself. She put her face into her hands and dashed into Nathan's chest. Claire hugged him around his neck and giggled.