Twins in Her Womb (Bianca and Luke Crawford novel) novel Chapter 2440

“Come in.” Luca smiled. The bed in the master bedroom was big enough. Even if Tommy and Lanie slept here, the bed would be able to fit them.

“Thank you, Ms. Luca.” Rainie stuck out her head and looked around. Then, she walked into the bedroom. She turned to look at Luke and asked, “Daddy, can I sleep here? I’m scared…”

Luke looked at Rainie. He knew she had always been timid. She had to sleep with someone else whenever she was in an unfamiliar environment.

The beds in Lanie’s and Rainie’s bedrooms were for children. Now that the kids had grown up, those beds were naturally a little too small for them.

Hence, Luke had no choice but to admit that his plans were ruined tonight. He said, “Sure. The bed is big enough for everyone.”

“Thank you, Daddy!” Rainie gave him a sweet smile.

“Come here. Give me the pillow.” Luca took the pillow Rainie was holding in her arms from her. She noticed that it was the pillow Rainie used when she was at home, and she brought it along with her. Luca’s heart skipped a beat. Rainie was not like this when she was young. It seemed like the older she grew, the more insecure she was.

Luca placed her pillow in the middle of the bed and said, “It’s late. Rainie. Go to sleep.”

“Thank you, Ms. Luca.” Rainie took off her slippers and climbed onto the bed. She lay down in the middle of the bed.

Luca noticed that Luke’s face had turned gloomy. She reckoned that it was because Rainie was sleeping in the middle of the bed and Luke would not be able to cuddle with her.

Luca recalled Luke’s overbearing behavior a moment ago. He did not give her any chance to reject him. However, he had no choice but to endure it in front of the kids. Luca could not help but feel a chill going down her spine. At the same time, she was also reflecting if she had taken things too far.

However, Rainie was their child. It was normal for them to do this. Thus, she said, “Go to bed first. I’m going to check on Lanie and Tommy.”

Then, Luca walked out of the bedroom and closed the door behind her.

Luke stared at Rainie.

Rainie was staring at him too. She noticed that Luke seemed to be in a bad mood. Therefore, she asked, “Daddy, did I do something wrong?”

“No. Go to sleep.” Luke covered her with the blanket.

His daughter was still young, so he could not blame her for this.

Rainie closed her eyes. When she was about to fall asleep, she heard Luke say, “Rainie, I’d like to discuss something with you.”

“I know. Daddy, you’d like to sleep with Ms. Luca, right? I’ll sleep on the edge of the bed, then.” Rainie smiled and sat up on the bed. She picked up her pillow and got out of bed.

“Daddy, can I sleep here?” Rainie asked.

“Sure. You can sleep there.” Luke waited for Rainie to lie down before helping to cover her with the blanket.

Luke thought about it. The bed was spacious enough. Even if the kid were to sleep close to the edge of the bed, she would not fall off. That was why he asked Rainie to sleep on the edge of the bed.

Luca only returned to the bedroom after she made sure that Lanie and Tommy were asleep.

She walked near the bed only to realize that Rainie was sleeping close to the edge of the bed. Then, she looked at Luke, who was on the other side of the bed. She asked in a soft voice, "Why is Rainie sleeping near the edge of the bed?"

“She said she wanted to sleep there because she didn’t want to sleep between us,” replied Luke.

“But it’s not safe like that.” Luca frowned.

“Rainie won’t toss and turn when she’s asleep. She’s quiet. Besides, the bed is big enough. She won’t fall,” said Luke. He got out of bed and made way for Luca to get on the bed. “It’s late. Rest earlier.”

Luca looked after Rainie while Luke hugged her from behind.

“...” Luca wondered if it was Luke who requested Rainie to sleep on the edge of the bed.

However, the child had already fallen asleep. She could not say anything now as it would wake her up. She thought of carrying Rainie to the middle of the bed and she would sleep on the edge of the bed instead.

Luke pulled her hand and said, “Rainie’s a light sleeper. She’ll wake up if you touch her.”

Luca felt a little helpless as she replied, “It's too dangerous for her to sleep here.”

“It’s okay. You can put your arms around her. She’ll be fine,” said Luke. If they let Rainie sleep in the middle of the bed, who was Luke going to cuddle with?

“Nothing. I had a good night's sleep.” Rainie smiled at Tommy.

"Oh, Rainie, you couldn't fall asleep in an unfamiliar environment. That's why you came here to be the third wheel, right?" Tommy hit the mark.

“I didn’t. I just missed Daddy and Ms. Luca.” Rainie’s little face turned red. She did not want her younger brother to think that she was timid.

Tommy stuck out his tongue.

Luke looked at his youngest son. He pulled a straight face and asked, “Have you washed your face?”

“No…” Tommy lifted his head and saw Luke’s stern expression. He ran out of the room with his little short legs and said, “I’m going to wash my face now.”

Rainie got out of bed and said, “Daddy, Ms. Luca, I’m going to wash my face too.”

"Okay. Off you go." Luca combed her messy hair with her fingers. She watched Rainie leave the room, then she got out of bed. "Mr. Crawford, freshen yourself up. I'll fold the blankets."

“Okay.” Luke shook his head helplessly when Luca was still addressing him as Mr. Crawford. He climbed out of bed and headed to the bathroom.

Luca was truly stubborn. She would not call his name affectionately when there was no need to.

It made him speechless and feel helpless.

Luca folded all the blankets that were on the edge of the bed.

Rainie slept really quietly. There was no sign of the blankets being moved.

Luca smiled. She was fortunate that it was Rainie who slept with her. If it was Tommy who slept on the edge of the bed, he might have fallen off the bed when no one was paying attention to him.

She knew the kids’ sleeping habits well.

After Luca folded the blankets, she put them back into the closet. Then, she took her clothes out of the suitcase. She planned to change into them after freshening herself up.