Chapter 13
Chapter 13
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Lorraine approached the bed after a beat. She picked up Logan’s shirt and held it out to him, saying, “You have a good figure, but the A/C should put this on before you catch a cold. Otherwise, I’m going to get L
trene would think she had deliberately lowered the temperature to make Logan catch a cold.
Logan silently took the shirt. Then, he explained, “Tusually sleep without a shirton.“”
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Logan diimately put the shirt on as he didn’t want Lorraine to think he was some pervert, and shirt.
w she didn’t intend to sleep with him that night when she handed him his
Well, there was no rash. They were strangers before marriage. They would be moving too quickly if they were to take things further at this point. “Login” Lorraine sat by the bed and said, “We barely know each other now. I think we shouldn’t do anything for the time being is that okay?
He looked into her eyes and realized she was quite adite with her glasses on. Smiling, he said, “Don’t worry, Locane. I won’t once you into anything if you’re unwilling 1 cat walt since you’re not ready.”
“Thanks for understanding,” she said gratefully.
“You don’t have to be so polite with me. We’re married, after all Logan go out of bed and said, “You take the bed with the kids. I skep on the couch.”
“How about you take the bed?ke do on the couch” arker, she had asked him whether he minded sleeping on the couch His rection told her that he did. Lagen was new here, and it only made sense for her to be more accommodating as his arte.
He stopped and turned to look at her. Then, he pinched her face gently and said, “I’m a man.
Lorraine didn’t say anything else. Once he walked ney, she touched her cheek and mattered something in herself. She handed him the pillow and blanket tone had prepared. Goodnight”
“Goodnight”
After that, they settled in their respective spots and went to sleep not that Logan could fall asleep. Despite that, he didn’t ass and turn on the couch. He didn’t want to disturb
Lorraine
He didn’t know whether was because she was exhausted from work or just felt tease around, but she fell asleep very quickly.
After a moment, he sat up and looked at the bed. Loraine and the kids were sound asleep, lewing him to pass the night alone. Honestly, it was mainly because he wasn’t used to sleeping on a couch.
Logan sat there briefly before bringing his pillow and blanket back to the bed. He moved the kids slightly closer to torraine to make spre for himself. Then, belybeside Finnegan, tucking the sheets fighter around the child belonetaling asleep
The rest of the ght passed in peace and silence.
When Lorraine woke up, the sky had barely started turning bright. Tons of ebentes needed to be handed over to the fruit merchants today, so she had to head to the orchard eller to help pick the
fruits.
She habitually grabbed her phone to check the time before getting up. She pattered or in the wardrobe to grab a change of clothes and changed into the right there before heading to the bathroom to wash up.
When she came out of the bathroom, she picked up her glasses from the bedside table and put them on The world became clear, and sheet Logan’s dark gaar. She was taken aback. Who was he? Why was he in her room and bodi
Logan sat up and smiled at her. “Moming, Lorraine.”
Lorraine blinked a few times, finally remembering yesterday’s events. She smiled awkwardly. “Morning, Logan, I forgot all about us getting married. It was actually wondering who you were and why you were in my bed.”
He was already starting to get used to her forgetting him. It looked like this was a side effect of a shop marriage. It was going to cake some time for her to get used to suddenly having a stranger in her life
“Did 1 wake you?” she asked
“No, I usedly get up at this hour.”
“Oh.” Suddenly, Lorraine remembered she’d changed in the room instead of the bathmom. Had Logan already been awake then Had he seen her changing?
Also, hadn’t he slept on the couch last right? When did he get into bed with her and the kids? She hadn’t noticed thing
There was a chance Logan had watched her changing, but Lorraine wasn’t durch enough to ask him about it—it worlden make them both feel awkward
She said nonchalantly, “Em heading to the orchards. I have a ton of cherries to hand over to the fruit merchants today Mom will make breakfast, so you just need to bring the
“You’re leaving so each? Logan asked
“Yeah” Lorraine wasn’t the type to ddly–dally. She kissed the children bedoce leaving
Logan wanched her and felt his face or she was gone. He mumbled, “Why didn’t you kiss me? Aren’t prod–looking enough?
Lorraine knew nothing of this when she went downstairs, she saw Irene already bustling around the kitchen, perparing breakfast for everyone. Imecame out of the kitchen when she heard footsteps,
“Are you picking cherries again today, Raine?”
“Yeah. I’m heading out now!
“Aren’t you going in have breakfast first?
*No, I’ll have some when I get back later,” Lorraine sold while walking out
Irene followed her and watched her get into the pickup truck before driving of “‘s the second day of her marriage, yet she’s still going to the orchards. I work the only thing
She sighed, tornene was the most outstanding among her childern, but she returned to the countryside after that incident. She then changed her career path to establish orchards and become a tanner
Lorraine was also incredibly career–oriented and barly left the orchards, When the fruits were trade to be harvested, she worked around the clock. But even when sheBadna Traits to harvest, she stayed at the chands.
Charles and Irene couldn’t be blamed for nagging her to get married they didn’t push her, she would likely remain single for the rest of her life.
Trene stated in the direction Lorraine had left for a while longer before heading back in the house. Then, the saw Legan. “Up already, Logan? Why didn’t you sleep in ?r’s soll
she was delighted with him and always smiled when facing him. That was why Lorraine had complained about free forgetting about her now that there was Logan.
“I’m used to waking up early for a moming nin,” Logan said
“Oh, that’s a good habit Go ahead and do what you need. Igo prepare breakfast.”
“okay.”
Irene headed back inside while Logan ran along the main road stretching before the Sommer residence Half an hour later, he returned for bruktast Then, he got the childrm mady for kindergarten 1
It was the start of another regular day.