As Edward felt the warmth from the smaller hand, he shook his head.
He reached out and lightly scratched Ziggy's nose. "You little twerp tricked me."
Ziggy looked at Edward seriously. "Father, you're the one who said I'm a grown-up and that I mustn't stay up late. So as a grown-up as well, you must take your own advice!"
Edward nodded with a smile. "Alright, alright, I will take my own advice."
He then took his jacket off and laid down on the bed.
However, the two figures laid in bed without moving, making it quite an awkward scenario.
It was Edward's first time sleeping in a bed together with his son.
It was also Ziggy's first time sleeping in a bed with a stranger.
So, Edward turned off all the lights. In the darkness, he reached out with his lanky arms and hugged Ziggy between them.
The action did not seem like an interaction between a father and his son, but rather a man hugging a woman.
His arms held onto Ziggy rigidly. "Go to sleep, goodnight."
Ziggy almost laughed at Edward's awkwardness. With his warm hands, he covered Edward's bigger, colder hands.
"Goodnight."
Feeling a strong, wide presence behind him, Ziggy quickly fell asleep.
Edward, on the other hand, maintained his position of holding Ziggy without being able to sleep.
The night was long and after an onerous wait, Edward eventually drifted off into his dreams.
The sky slowly brightened at the arrival of another lively day.
Being one to rouse early, Josh freshened up when someone knocked at the door.
He walked toward the door confusedly, without answering, until his phone rang.
"Hello? Good morning, is this Ziggy? I have your food delivery, can you open the door, please?"
When Josh hung up, Ziggy's text came in.
"I forgot to tell you about something yesterday. Mommy can't cook in the morning, so I ordered food delivery for you. Please remember to prepare toothpaste and water to gargle for mommy, water to wash her face, and her clothes for today. Hmm, get her the sky blue dress and a pair of white canvas shoes."
Seeing Ziggy's text, Josh answered the door and received the food without worry.
He then placed the food on the table and began to execute the instructions according to the text. Throughout all this, he sighed in exultation.
'Ziggy is so clever! Even if he isn't here physically, he still knew to arrange for all this!'
On the other end, a huge hand covered the phone screen that Ziggy was using to text.
Ziggy's heart almost jumped out of his chest.
He immediately locked the screen and looked back at Edward, who had just woken up.
"What is it, father?"
Edward frowned. "Don't look at your phone as soon as you wake up, it's not good for your eyes."
Ziggy nodded obediently. "Yes, father, I understand."
Following that, Edward sat up and carried Ziggy in his arms before walking out of his room.
As he opened the door, Rue's hand stopped in mid-air awkwardly.
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