That night as Sasha finally went to sleep, I sat in bed with Natasha watching our daughter sleep. Natasha’s left hand gently moved over my right hand. Facing my palms up our hands met before our fingers interlocked.

She rested her head on my shoulder tiredly to which I smiled and rested my head on top of hers.

A part of me was scared to confront the dream again. I am scared and I am too scared to admit it to anyone, because I didn’t want anyone to help me.

If I am helpless before the authors behind them dream, then no one will ever be helpful and die a meaningless death helping me. I needed to solve this dream problem before it affects my family.

‘What if Nat really died?’ My heart gripped in pain at such a thought. ‘What if I could do nothing as Nat died? What if the fate of the universe decided that she had to die? Can I fight against fate? Am I powerful enough to fight…’

“David!” I woke up to see Nat looking at me in concern.

“Are you okay?” My body strangely felt cold and wet. Looking down I noticed my cloth was sticking onto me from… sweat. I must have been trembling.

“Ye-yeah…” I smiled hiding the truth from Nat. Even if everyone else refused to help me, I knew she would do whatever it takes to help me. I don’t want that, and I won’t let her help me. I don’t want her anywhere near that soul stone and will do my best to make sure she never comes there.

“You are worrying me.” Nat looked into my eyes in concern. “Please talk to me.”

I smiled as I leaned forward and kissed her forehead. “It’s nothing.” I lied as I felt her left hand tighten on my hand.

After a few seconds she released my hands before getting up. Walking up to the door she locked it before coming back to sit by me. Grabbing my right hand our hands became together once more as her head rested on my chest.

“You have a tell when you lie.” Nat told me causing me to still.

“Hahaha, I do?” I laughed it off not wanting to let her find out anything. “What is it?” I asked her.

“That’s for me to know and you to try your best to never lie to me.” I smiled as I nodded before we both laid back on the bed.

We both faced Sasha from our bed. My arm propped around Nat; I felt her hands playing with my fingers. “When this is all over…” Nat began. “…I want to go somewhere with just us 3. No one else.”

“What do you mean?” ‘How does she know there is more trouble to come?’ I wondered.

“A place away from the noise and people.” Ignoring my question Nat just went on. “A house we will build together from scratch. Nothing to big, just a small house…” Nat began painting a vivid image for me of a nice and serene life.

“We will home-school Sasha. I will teach her the theories, while you can be my assistant teacher in charge of the practical’s…” I interrupted her description.

“Just Sasha? Won’t she feel bored with just us?” I heard Nat giggling.

“Depends how lively you want the house to be.” Nat joked.

I propped my other hand under her side and got it to the other side. Soon her other set of 5 fingers became tangled with my other hand. I pulled her closer to me using my both arms to the point that we were literally spooning.

At the same time, I moved my head closer and started kissing her shoulder and neck while occasionally slowly blowing behind her ears and neck.

After a while she slowly released her finger on both my arms.

"Quietly." She placed a finger on her lips.

"Okay." Thus we fooled around like we used to.

[Doki-Doki]

Nat nearly broke out moaning at which point I had to cover her mouth.

Natasha quickly turned around after a few moments and looked at me in anger.

“I told you to be quiet!” She told me in anger.

“Your body told me otherwise.” I smiled as I pushed her hair back.

“What if they heard it?” She asked me.

“I don’t care about anyone when it is about you.” I told her with a smile.

She smiled hearing my reply before she came towards me and started kissing me. “I love you.” She told me after breaking apart from her kiss.

“I love you too,” I told her.

“I know you do.” She replied with a smile as she slowly got up.

I got up with her as well.

She took off my t-shirt while I took of her top. We made sure to do it as quietly as possible not only to not wake Sasha but to also not alert anyone else in our house.

We were once more laying witness to both of our naked bodies.

“I missed this.” Natasha said as she caressed my chest before she leaned into my chest.

“I missed it as well.” I told her and hugged her.

We both laid back on our bed like that for a few moments without bothering about sex. It felt nice being in each other’s embrace like this.

“Wahhhh!” Sasha woke up and Natasha quickly got up to get her.

“Shhhh!” Natasha cuddled Sasha in her naked chest.

I got a blanket and wrapped it around myself as I sat leaning on our bed. Motioning to the cold and naked Nat who was calming Sasha to come sit on my lap.

Natasha smiled and handed me Sasha as she got on our bed and sat on my lap. I gave her Sasha back after she sat down and wrapped all 3 of us in the blanket just as she got comfortable.

We stayed like this as Natasha started feeding Sasha and gently cooing her to sleep while I hugged Natasha from behind with a smile.

“Can we?” Nat asked me.

“‘Can we’ what?” I asked back.

“Can we do what I suggested? Away from everyone for a while? Just us 3, hugging like this by ourselves quietly, without being afraid of anything.” I smiled as I kissed the side of her cheek.

“After all this is over, we will.” I saw Nat smile. “But once again are you sure you just want it to be us 3? Why not ‘us 4’ or ‘us 5’?”

It was rare to see her face get red from being or embarrassed and when it did, I always treasured it. “I will make you regret those words today.” She gave me a foreboding warning as Sasha fell asleep.

She took Sasha and placed her back into the crib before looking at me with a smile.

She got on the bed and once more came up sitting on my lap. Only this time she was facing me as she sat down. After 2 months it was our first time, which made us both feel like we were on top of the mountain of pleasure.

“Mhmmm…” Nat moaned as she closed her eyes.

I placed my index finger on her lips. “Shhh… You will wake her.” I covered both of us in my blanket while hugging her just as she hugged me.

Opening her eyes Nat looked into me. “Then don’t move, or I will lose it.” I nodded.

We stayed like that for a while enjoying being one with each other after a long time.

“Okay let’s go.” Thus, we began to move quietly.

[Doki-Doki]

*Pant**Pant**Pant* We both panted quietly while hugging each other.

“We should clean up quickly before Sasha wakes up again.” I whispered to her as I gently stroked her head.

“One more time?” She asked me.

“In shower?” I asked her back.

“Carry me.” She counter offered.

I gently got out of bed. I carefully carried her into our ensuite bathroom and turned on the shower.

I moved her hair out of her eyes and started moving her back to the wall as she wrapped her legs around my waist and her hand around my neck.

“Ready?” I asked her to which she nodded with her red hair being drenched in water.

“Remember don’t make me scream or shout.” She warned me.

“Kiss me if you want to.” I told her back with a smile.

I started moving as the mist from the hot water rose after gently pouring between us.

[Doki-Doki]

We quickly cleaned ourselves and got out of shower and dried ourselves with a towel and got changed.