Maybe I Should Be a Little More Positive

“What on earth is that?”

“Ah, I don't know! I'm not telling you. Never, ever!”

“I understand how determined you are, but you'll wake Maria if you keep that up.”

Oops.

I'd raised my voice without realizing it.

I checked on Maria, who was clutching the blanket and resting comfortably in the spot where I always slept.

She wasn't awake yet.

“She's sleeping soundly. The trip all the way here from the North must have been exhausting.”

After finishing that rather suggestive joint workout, Maria and her nanny had finally arrived from the North.

Maria had rushed over to greet me, and after I barely managed to calm her down and bring her to my room, she started nodding off almost immediately, probably exhausted...