XAVIERFive minutes in, I couldn’t wait any longer. She started sneezing, and it was time to leave the water. Rune complained, grumbling in between cute sneezes. “You still have a weekend of resort fun planned. Don’t fall sick now,” “One more minute…the dolphins are waiting for me,”I carried her inside, ran a hot bath and dunked her in. “No.”It took a lot of convincing, splashed hot water, and a few promises, but finally Rune was in bed, swaddled with a dozen warm blankets. At her request, I joined her in bed, adjusting myself so she could latch onto my side. “Don’t leave…” she mumbled, stifling a yawn. “Don’t wanna wake up and…and you’re gone…”“I can’t leave even if I tried. You’re holding me like a vise,”She chuckled, mumbling something I didn’t catch. Her breathing evened out, and soon she was fast asleep. Barely ten minutes later, my phone rang. Rune stirred beside me, groaning softly. Cursing under my breath, I snatched it up from the nightstand and growled into the rec
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