Late at night, Joshua lay in bed, running his fingers through Ciri's silver-gray hair.
After finishing the script tonight, Joshua had decided to get a good night's sleep... while Ciri had once again turned into a koala and clung tightly to him.
"Can't you let me hold you like a normal girl?"
Joshua could clearly feel the warmth radiating from Ciri's body, as well as the terrifying strength in her arms—strong enough to snap a wooden stick.
"No."
Ciri's voice sounded beside Joshua's ear. The warm breath from her lips made his ear itch slightly.
Unable to break free from Ciri's hold, Joshua could only turn onto his side and face her.
By the faint moonlight spilling into the room, Joshua could see Ciri's lips parting as if she wanted to say something. But in the next instant, a crimson flush spread across her cheeks.
That was because Joshua had undone the buttons around the stomach of her pajamas and placed his hand directly on her smooth belly.
"Wait... never mind. Keep going."
Ciri finally let go of Joshua with one arm, then grabbed the arm he had placed against her abdomen. After thinking for a moment, however, she released it again.
"Excited?"
Joshua's hand touched the area below Ciri's abdomen. He could clearly feel her stomach rising and falling with each breath.
However, Ciri gave Joshua no chance to misbehave as he pleased. The moment he finished speaking, she tightened her grip around his arm.
Only after Joshua yielded did Ciri loosen her grip slightly, then placed her hand directly over the back of his so he could not keep doing bad things.
"The day before yesterday, I asked my mentor... about pregnancy." Ciri gradually calmed down, though worry still lingered in her voice. "My mentor told me... that