Stella put her finger on her chin, tilted her head to the right and blinked three times, her usual pose for being confused. "You guys can function without sleep?" she asked.
Simon looked away for a second and Stella thought she caught a glimpse of a blush before he was back to normal, "Yeah we can."
Stella: "How is that? Doesn't your body shut down once you've gone too long without sleep?"
Simon shrugged, "The only negative effect is that we are a bit grumpy after going without sleep for long periods of time. Our body doesn't shut down."
Stella was deep in thought, "Hmm....."
Simon was beside her in a flash, "What are you thinking?"
Stella shook her head, "I'm thinking how awful it would be to not be able to sleep for such long periods of time."
Simon was surprised, "You're not impressed!?"
Stella: "Impressed? Why would I be impressed!?"
Simon looked away, deep in thought, "I guess you really are a bit different."
"Huh? What was that?" Stella plucked up her ears. "Nothing." Simon patted her head, "Don't you think you should be getting some sleep now?"
Stella pouted and whined like a little kid, "No no no!!!! I'm not sleepy!!!!!"
Simon pinched the bridge of his nose, "Fine, I get it!! Stop screaming!"
Stella's face immediately turned into a wide grin and Simon sighed, "I'm losing all my virtue as a doctor. So, what do you want to do?"
Stella: "Will you like to go up and look at the moon?"
Simon was surprised, "Look at the moon?"
Stella nodded enthusiastically, "Yeah. I love to!!!! But it's all right if you don't want to."
Simon pinched her cheek, "Okay. But what did you mean by going up?"
Stella giggled and pointed towards the ceiling of her room. Simon's eyes widened in horror and he shook his head, "No. No way. No way I'm letting you climb up there."
Stella pouted, "It will be fine. We'll only be there for a couple of minutes. And anyway, you'll catch me if I fall, right?"
Simon put his hand on his forehead and looked at Stella. She looked back at him, her eyes shining.
Simon knew he would eventually give up, he never could resist that face and those eyes.
He put up a finger, "Only a few minutes."
Stella's amber eyes shone like there were a thousand stars in them, "Only a few minutes."
Simon scooped up Stella in his arms and in a second, they were both comfortably seated on the roof. Stella pouted, "I wanted to climb myself."
She felt a jacket wrap around her and heard Simon's voice, "You are still injured."
Stella looked at him and blinked, "I will be fine. It's a warm night. And anyway, won't you be cold? You guys are always cold."
Simon smiled, "Like you said, it's a warm night and we are always cold. And besides, I can't catch a cold, no matter how cold I get."
Stella shifted herself and leaned into Simon's hard and cold chest. "Better?" She asked.
"Holy shit, you're warm!!!!" Simon exclaimed.
Stella chuckled, "I know. June loves cuddling with me. Says I'm like a human heater to her."
Simon was worried, "Won't you get cold?"
Stella: "Don't worry. I'll move away when I'm cold."
Simon nodded and wrapped his arms around her, "If you really don't mind."
Stella: "I really don't."