"Are you... awake? I'm already wake up."
Today is another day where I wake up to see Miriam first thing in the morning, but this morning is a little special it's the morning after our last activity together.
Let's not think too much! We just kissed...
I smile at the person who wake me up and try to see if the little girl's feeling as shy as usual. Unsurprisingly, as soon as our eyes meet, Miriam quickly looked away as if she's thinking the same thing.
"It's nice. I can see you first thing in the morning."
"You say that almost every morning."
"Are you bored of this?"
"No... I'm just saying it because I don't know what else to say."
"Let's go brush our teeth."
"Huh?"
I get up from the bed and grabbed Miriam's wrist, guiding her to the small bathroom, which is the only one we had. I put toothpaste on both of their toothbrushes. Miriam looked a little dazed, but she followed my lead willingly. We spent about two or three minutes cleaning our teeth before smiling at each other in the mirror.
"Your mouth is clean now."
"It feels weird... brushing my teeth with you... mmm."
As Miriam speak, I pressed my lips against hers unexpectedly. The little girl's eyes widened in shock, but she soon realized why I had brought her to brush our teeth together.
"Wait... let me breathe for a second."
She raises her hands to gently push me away and take a deep breath, probably feeling a mix of excitement and surprise during the kiss, which make her forget to breathe for a few seconds. I looked down at the girl in my arms and smiled at her affectionately.
"Are you that surprised? We kissed last night, remember?"
"Well, that's true, but I didn't expect you to kiss me first thing in the morning... again."
"I want you to get used to it. Let’s add this to the activities we have to do every morning in your notebook… that we should kiss after brushing our teeth."
"Are you taking this seriously."
"Is our relationship serious, or do you think I’m just messing with you?"
I asked, pretending to look shocked. Miriam pursed her lips slightly and reaches out to pinch my arm.
"So this is the real you, huh?"
"Do you like it?"
"No."
“...”
"There’s nothing I don’t like about you… but you’re kissing me again!"
The kitten complained, but still indulged me. We spent quite a while in the bathroom, and when I started to feel hot due to the lack of ventilation, I realized that we should end this exciting activity and do something else.
"You need to eat something."
"Right, I thought you’d forget about your duty."
Miriam said with a smile as she watches me walk into the kitchen.
Today, I fried an egg, perfectly half-cooked, along with some sausages for the little girl. As I cooked, Miriam pursed her lips as if she's thinking about something before finally deciding to ask.
"Did the doctor say when your arm would return to normal?"
I paused for a moment as I flipped the egg in the pan with my right hand, searching for a good answer.
