Chapter 49: School Again

"I knew that we would feel closer because of it. I'm not sure how. And it just came on from you, I believe. You make me react in ways I cannot predict." He continued stroking her head.

"I do feel closer, satiated, at peace."

"That is just what I wanted for you, şekerim. I wouldn't do it if I knew it would hurt you. In a way, it was to mark you."

He squeezed her more tightly to him and they rested until Liliana woke up and needed to be changed. After that, they slept on the couch in the den together, with a full view of Liliana's room and the comforting sounds of the summer city night.

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It was warm the next morning when Liliana woke. Once she was up, everyone had to be and not by choice. Her cries were piercing but as soon as her daddy came to get her, he could calm her down. After being changed and fed, things were all smiles again.