"Just a little longer," he murmured against her hair, his own exhaustion from the sleepless night catching up with him.
"Mmm," Shuyin agreed sleepily, already half-asleep in his embrace.
Downstairs, Long Chen could wait. The celestial prince had already been patient for two hours, what was another hour or two?
Their eyes drifted closed together, two people who'd nearly lost each other just hours ago, now holding on tight and stealing a few more moments of peace before facing whatever came next.
— — — — —
"Geez! It's been two hours already. When are they waking up?" Yuyan mumbled as she fidgeted with the hem of her dress, her patience wearing dangerously thin.
She and Chen Xiao had exhausted every distraction available, they'd drawn pictures for her mother, read three storybooks, even taken their showers and changed into fresh clothes. But still, no sign of their parents emerging from the master bedroom.
She couldn't wait any longer.
