Cayenne looked at the man in front of her. Stefan was also staring back at her. "Uh..what is it?"
Stefan walked towards her and sat on the space beside her. "I'm a little worried. Our set up must be against your principles but you still have to do it for your family, right? Do you want to stop this?"
"I'm actually fine, sir, I mean Stefan. It's just that, sometimes I am afraid that you would just discard me and I would lose my source of income."
"You don't have to worry about that. I need someone who can make me sleep and you are that someone. Rest assured, I won't cut your source of income and I won't do anything that would cross your bottom line."
"Are you really fine, now?"
Stefan nodded his head and crawled towards his side of the bed. "Let's go to sleep. We still have work to do tomorrow."
"Good night." Cayenne stated and covered herself with their thick quilt. Her back was facing him and she had her eyes closed.
"Ayen?" Stefan called her name softly.
"Can I hug you to sleep?"
Cayenne shifted her position and faced him. "Do you really have to do that?"
"I guess. I don't dream in my sleep whenever I'm hugging you."
"Okay. But if I feel that your hands are being naughty, don't be angry if I punch you."
Stefan chuckled as he moved closer to her. "I'll keep my paws from wandering." He responded before hugging her waist to sleep. Last time, he had his head close to her chest, feeling her warmth pressed on his body. This time, Cayenne was the one who was leaning her head on his chest while he placed his chin on top of her head.
Cayenne placed her palm on his chest since she didn't know if she should hug him back. Stefan took hold of her hand and placed it on his waist, making her hug him. "Good night."
After half an hour, Cayenne could feel the steady rhythm of his breathing. His chest was rising and falling faintly and the sound of his heartbeat was loud in her ears. 'He looked cute and adorable when asleep. There's no sense of intimidation and danger around him.' Cayenne thought to herself. She also closed her eyes and fell asleep.
'Stefan! Stefan, look at this! I bought a new coat for you. Winter is coming so you should keep yourself warm.' It was Alexander, his older brother, who came to his room with a large paper bag in his hand. 'Your birthday is also coming, what would you like me to give you?'
'Anything. I know you will always give me something useful.' Stefan was around ten years old at this time and he used to cling to his brother whenever he was at home.
'Then, I'll prepare something that you can use in the future.'
'Thank you, Alexander. I will surely treasure them.'
'I know you will. Do you want to eat with me outside? Let's have dinner outside.'
'Just the two of us?'
'Hn. I like having meal with you. I'll show you some of the pictures I took during the field trip as well.'
'Okay.' Stefan placed the bag on his bed and walked out of the house with his brother. The pair of brothers, one tall and one short, both handsome and cute, looked so appealing to the eyes of other people. They walked hand in hand while Alexander talked to him about the field trip that he attended.
Stefan wasn't allowed to go that time since his parents didn't want him to burden Alexander on the trip. Alexander didn't know about the whole reason since his parents told him that Stefan didn't want to go out. They lied! In fact, they told Stefan to stay at home.
This event was a little painful for Stefan since he also wanted to go and experience what's a field trip like. However, he was also used to how his parents treat him and it was no longer new to him. Despite the pain, he was still happy when Alexander came. It had always been .
Whenever Alexander left to go somewhere, he would always buy things for him as souvenirs and he would always make sure that the things he bought were useful.
Alexander was very thoughtful of him and whenever he was around he would spend time with him. Their bond was something that couldn't be broken by any external force but, death was cruel and vicious. When they least expected it, it came and took away the most precious person in his life.
Stefan frown in his sleep and his breathing had become erratic. Cayenne felt his discomfort and she woke up. "Stefan? Are you alright? Don't worry, I'm still here. Don't be sad, everything's fine." Cayenne rubbed his back again and again to calm his nerves.
She didn't know what kind of dream he was having but she knew that it was something painful.
She remembered Stefan said that he didn't dream when he was hugging her to sleep but it hasn't been long and he was having a nightmare already. She hummed a lullaby song for him to help him calm down while she continued to gently pat his back. After few minutes, Stefan seemed to calm down and he hugged her even tighter.
Cayenne didn't say a word and just let him sleep. It was her job after all. She needed to help him have a peaceful and uninterrupted sleep. Not long after, she also fell asleep in his arms.
When morning came, Stefan was the first to wake up. Even though he was completely awake, he was still hugging her and waited for her to wake up. "Thank you." Stefan whispered and faintly kissed the top of her head. It just so happened that Cayenne woke up right at this moment and she felt the kiss on her head.
Instead of opening her eyes, she closed it tightly and buried her face on his chest. She was embarrassed!