After finishing the call, James Black threw back the quilt, got down to the ground, and went straight into the bathroom. He had thought that Jane Sampson would stay snuggled in the quilt, secretly delighted, and continue to sleep. To his surprise, she followed him barefoot, rubbing her bleary eyes with both hands.
"Didnāt you say you were going to take care of me for a week?" Her voice was soft and coquettish, and even she herself may not have realized that her tone carried a hint of whining and complaint.
James Black was slightly taken aback, turned his head, and explained, "The guard team has an emergency, so the vacation is canceled."
After brushing his teeth, James Black hurriedly washed his face and then came out to scoop up the barefoot Jane Sampson from the ground in a princess hold and carried her back to the bed. He stretched out his hand to cover her with the quilt, his voice gentle, "Iāll keep you company next time Iām on vacation."
Looking at Jane Sampsonās eyes, brimming with tears and silently watching him, James Blackās heart softened for a moment, and he bent down to gently kiss her lips, "Be good, after you wake up, go downstairs for a meal and then take a car to the Black Residence, youāll be staying there for this period."
Without seeing Jane Sampsonās usual sneaky expression when he had to return to the team, James Black curled up the corner of his mouth and teasingly asked, "What? Canāt bear to let me go back, huh?"
Just as expected, right after he said those words, his young wife who was silent a second ago suddenly snorted and dared to kick his stomach with her foot.
"Hurry up and leave, hurry up and leave, I get annoyed just seeing you." Jane Sampsonās tone was full of impatience, "How could I possibly not want you to go? I canāt wait for you to return to the guard team so I donāt have to eat noodles every day, and I donāt have to be dragged downstairs for jogging. My happiness level has gone up."
James Black caught the foot she was gently rubbing against his abdomen, tucked it back under the quilt, then patted her head, "Once a month, starting from tomorrow, wherever you go for work, before you leave, remember to give me a call."
Starting from tomorrow?
Jane Sampson blinked and said nothing.
"No discussions." After saying that, James Black straightened up, changed his clothes, and left.
It wasnāt until after James Black had left that Jane Sampson spat out a word, pulled the quilt over herself, and tucked herself back into the bed, not even showing her head.
She slept in until she was woken by a call from Rock Bell.
Listening to Jane Sampsonās voice on the phone, Rock Bell couldnāt help but tease, "Itās already 10:30 now, and youāre still lounging in bed at this time? Doesnāt Chief Black care about you?"
"Of course he does." Jane Sampson laughed smugly.
"Oh, then he must have worked too hard last night, so he didnāt want to wake you up too early," Rock Bell clicked his tongue three times, "Enjoy yourself, but be careful not to cause any loss of life. You just made your debut, and while you still have some popularity, you canāt fade out because of having a child. Itād be much more difficult to make a comeback in the future."
So, do all married people, upon hearing about someone sleeping in, canāt help but overthink?
Jane Sampson touched the tip of her nose, her hand had been injured so James Black had restrained himself last night, sheād bet that if it werenāt for the injury to her right hand, she would definitely have been tossed and turned by James Black like stir-frying fish last night.
Even thinking about it was terrifying.
"By the way, I received the contract from James Carterās Studio. When youāre free, come over and sign it. Iāll have Elizabeth King book your flight for next Monday, and you and Elizabeth King will go to Springtown to find James Carter next Monday."