"Hey. You don't need to pet me anymore. I don't really need it. Just sleep, ok?... Goodnight.", Reo said warmly to Ciara before turning around to the opposite side to switch off the lights and the night lamp.
He lay quietly under the moonlight and shut his eyes in an attempt to sleep.
Just then, he felt Ciara's gentle touch on his bare arm.
"No… I want to. Let me.", she whispered softly.
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"No… I want to. Let me."...
"No… I want to. Let me."...
"No… I want to. Let me."...
Ciara's gentle whisper echoed sweetly in Reo's head.
Magical warmth from her voice and her affectionate touch suddenly penetrated his heart, spreading rapidly and filling it to the brim.
'Her voice… My heart…', Reo melted.
He drew in a sweet breath, relishing the wonderful and unexpected feeling of mushiness swiftly growing in his heart. - The same heart he had thought 'loveless'.
