Chapter 1544: Chapter 1544: Heartache
“What are you thinking about again?” Gavin Graves was both amused and exasperated, “You’re injured and in the hospital. How could I mess around?”
Cherry furrowed her brows, speaking seriously, “My hand is injured, but everything else is perfectly fine.”
Gavin didn’t know how to explain.
Even if it’s just a hand injury, hospital stays require proper rest. That’s common sense. How could we fool around?
But the more Cherry thought about it, the more emotional she became, almost in tears, “Do you… do you think I’ve become ugly with one less hand? Are you not interested in me anymore? Are you rejecting me?”
Seeing her emotions rising, Gavin hurriedly increased the speed of washing her, getting her all clean, then wrapped her in a towel and carried her out, tucking her into the covers.
Her skin, fresh from the bath, was a rosy white, and her eyes were moist, the deep black pupils reflecting his face, filled with unsaid grievances and sadness.
Gavin kissed her forehead, soothing her gently, “Behave, you’re in the hospital now and need to rest well. I don’t reject you, so don’t let your mind wander, okay?”
Cherry looked at him steadily, asking softly, “Really not rejecting me?”
“Really not rejecting you.” Gavin sighed, “I feel sorry for you.”
Cherry turned her eyes, slightly raising the corners of her mouth, speaking in a soft voice, “Let me touch you, then I’ll believe you.”
“You want a mile after an inch, huh? Doubting me?” Gavin’s hand slipped into the covers, pinching the soft flesh on her waist.
Cherry giggled and twisted around.
Afraid she’d bump into her bandaged arm, Gavin didn’t dare tease her further. After a few kisses, he got up and went to the bathroom to take a shower.
During her hospital stay, she was even clingier than usual, unable to be away from him for a moment, so he didn’t dare linger for long. He quickly finished his shower and came out, finding Cherry already asleep.
With her eyes closed, she looked so peacefully good.
Gavin smiled gently, turned off the light, and lay down too.
After a while, there was a soft rustling on the bed. Gavin pretended not to notice, lying still.
A little later, a soft hand reached into his bed…
Gavin: “…”
Indeed, her compliance was just a front.
The little hand searched around, touching his arm, then continued to his abdomen.
It paused here, seemingly pondering whether to go up or down.
After hesitating for a moment, the hand decisively ventured downward…
Gavin inhaled and at the critical moment, grabbed her hand.
“Stop it, go to sleep,” he whispered.
Cherry grumbled, dissatisfied, “You said you didn’t reject me. You used to let me touch you, but not now.”
Gavin remained silent, just holding that hand, placing it back under her covers.
But she was persistent, and soon, the little hand sneaked into his bed again, fearless and bold.
Gavin realized that without doing something, they definitely wouldn’t be able to sleep…
…
Throughout the process, he strove to be gentle.
But perhaps he was too gentle, for she murmured in discontent, “Are you just going through the motions with me?”
Gavin: “…”
Because of her words, the gentle gentleman revealed the beast’s claws, causing a storm of passion that lasted until the wee hours, leaving them satisfied, joyful, but also tired and sleepy.
Gavin thought, surely she’d be satisfied now?
But then he heard a faint sobbing by his ear.
“Why are you crying?” He immediately sat up.
Cherry spoke sorrowfully, “I suddenly thought, with one hand less, so many positions we can’t do anymore… waahhh…”