"I want to sleep with Alick and Ray on the same bed." Elissa tossed her two braids back and forth. She was so adorable!
"You can sleep next to Ray," Lucas said with a snicker. "I'll sleep next to Alick. We're both big men anyway."
"Daddy Lucas!" Alick turned to Lucas and said seriously, "I'm not a big man yet! I'm still a little man!"
"Ha ha ha!" Alick's protest made Lucas burst into laughter. "All right, all right. Little man, would you like to sleep next to me, a big man, tonight?"
"Hmm... okay." After thinking for a while, Alick nodded cautiously.
In the evening, the cool breeze blew on the balcony of the bedroom on the second floor.
Barry and Lucas sat side by side, with their back to the door. Together, they smoked while leaning on the railing.
"How is everything going with William?" With his eyes half-closed, Barry took a deep drag on his cigarette.
"Just the same as before," answered Lucas, who looked unruly in the smoke. "There are no signs that he will wake up at all."
"He has been in a coma for more than half a month, but he still hasn't woken up." Barry put the cigarette between his two fingers and looked at the flickering light on
nly asked.
"Did I?" Barry just smiled and looked at Mary's belly. "How is your baby today?"
"You are trying to change the subject, Barry. It's obvious!" With pursed lips, Mary snickered, "Is it because Selah went to another city for a shooting? Do you miss her?"
"I... I just think that Ray will miss her as she left him at home."
"Really? Is that really the reason?" Mary deliberately stared at him and said, "Your look reminded me of the time when we were in college."
"Yeah? Why is that?" Barry was extremely confused.
"When we were in college, every time you wanted to hold my hand, you'd be shy," answered Mary with a bigger smile. "It's the same look as now. Barry, you are feeling shy."
Her words made him speechless for a while.
"Listen to me. If you miss her, go and see her. You can think of an excuse or reason why you're there. Just tell them you are going to inspect and supervise their work. As long as you want to go there, you will find reason. I'm sure she will be very touched." What Mary suggested made sense. William used to do that to her. He was sure he could do it to Selah as well.
"Really?" Barry's eyes lit up at the thought of it.