It would have been a squeeze if Jay and Jens stayed for the night.
Jay was more than six feet tall. He would not agree to sleep on a child-sized bed.
"No," Rose rejected him determinedly, "There's no place for you to sleep here."
Jens stood up and said to Mommy coyly," Mommy, Daddy and I can fit on a bed."
Rose did not quite believe it and looked at Jay. Jay nodded.
Rose remained worried, as though she had kept a ticking time bomb beside her.
That night, Robbie sneaked into Jens's room and happily played with their toys together. They played until they were overcome with fatigue, and they collapsed on the bed.
Meanwhile, Zetty slept in Robbie's room.
Everything was quiet in the dark night.
Rose was lying on her bed when she suddenly heard her door creak open. She thought that one of the children might have sneaked in, but in the next moment, she saw Jay lift her blanket and lie down next to her.
"Sir Ares?" Rose bounced up from her sleeping position.
"The bed is too small, and I can't stretch my legs. I can't sleep that way," Jay's voice sounded resentful.
Rose was flustered. "Can't you bear it for just one night, Sir Ares?"
She had to maintain her innocence somehow, even at the cost of Jay's discomfort!
"No," Jay said childishly.
"Can't you at least be considerate about my reputation and innocence, Sir Ares?" Rose tried to reason with him.
He peered at Rose's face. In the darkness of the room, his eyes reflected a cold light, like a lone star that shone in the night sky.
"You've already given birth to my children. What innocence do you think you have?" He pulled her over closer to him. 1
Rose fidgeted uneasily.
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