Filed to story: Healing My Disabled Husband Novel
Ash chuckled at Mikayla’s antics before placing her on the dining chair. He went into the kitchen to get the food.
When he opened the lid, an aroma wafted out that made Mikayla’s stomach growl even though she wasn’t hungry just moments ago.
Ash scooped some into a bowl for Mikayla and stirred it until it cooled down enough for her to eat comfortably. He placed it in front of Mikayla who took one sip before smacking her lips together happily as she recognized which restaurant it came from.
“That place closes at seven o’clock! Did you go there early?” asked Mikalya as she ate more porridge.
“At that time I couldn’t wake you up no matter what I did. You were sleeping like a pig,” teased Ash playfully.
“You’re the pig!” retorted Mikalya with mock indignation before calling him “silly piggy”.
Ash chuckled and reached out to rub Mikayla’s head. “Don’t ever do that again, okay? If you keep playing like this, you’ll end up hurting yourself.”
Mikayla nodded obediently. She had never realized before that being reckless could have such consequences. She couldn’t just rely on her youth to get away with anything.
Looking up at Ash with a pitiful expression, she said, “I feel like I’ve been run over by a car. My whole body feels like it’s falling apart and my thighs are cramping so badly I’m about to cry.”
Ash suggested, “How about we finish eating first and then take a nap?”
Mikayla shook her head vigorously. “No way! Just looking at the bed makes me nauseous.”
“Want to go out and have some fun? Fresh up?” Ash asked.
Mikayla didn’t mind, so she immediately said, “Let me change my clothes and we’ll go out.”
It was already past four o’clock now. In the summer, it would be almost dawn by this time. But now that it was autumn, daylight hours are getting shorter day by day.
Mikayla didn’t feel it inside the house but felt a bit chilly when she followed Ash outside.
This was probably the quietest moment in the city all day long. There were no pedestrians or vehicles on the road as if they had taken over the entire street.
“I’ve never been out at this time before. It’s so strange,” Mikayla said.
“If you like it, I’ll often accompany you for a walk at this time in the future,” Ash replied.
After thinking about it for a while, Mikayla shook her head and said, “No thanks. I’m not that diligent.”
Ash laughed and held Mikayla’s hand as they walked slowly ahead of them. For them both there was really no need to wake up early just to see scenery outside.
“Oh yeah! Aimee called many times earlier. Let’s pay her a visit when it gets light,” Ash suggested
Mikayla nodded but worriedly added, “If my sister finds out I dragged you along with me, she might get angry.”
“Don’t worry about that. Everything will be fine,” reassured Ash as he patted Mikayla on her head.
The two walked along the road and soon arrived at the riverbank. Ash looked towards the east and said to Mikayla, “Actually, the sunrise view here is pretty good.” He had seen it once before and was amazed by it.
Mikayla became interested upon hearing this and curiously asked, “With so many obstructions around, can you still see the sunrise?”
“It’s a different style of sunrise than what you see in other places,” Ash replied.
Mikayla tilted her head and looked at Ash with a mischievous glint in her eyes. “Who did you watch the sunrise with?” she asked.
Ash was taken aback by her question but met Mikayla’s gaze to confirm that she was teasing him. He lifted up the girl into his arms, holding onto her neck while his arm firmly encircled hers.
“I saw it accidentally. Who do you think I watched it with?” he said.
Mikayla let out a soft humph from her nose as she muttered under her breath, “Who knows.”
Ash, exasperated, turned his head and nipped Mikayla in the face. “I think you’re in trouble,” he said.
Mikayla winced in pain, holding her face with a pitiful expression. Ash reached out and touched the bite mark on Mikayla’s face, but couldn’t help but laugh. “Baby, you’re so cute,” he said.
Mikayla grumbled and complained. She didn’t feel cute at all right now – all she wanted to do was bite
Ash back! However, before she could act on that impulse, Ash cradled her face in his hands and kissed her gently.
The time pointed directly to sunrise. The sunlight was shining on the faces of the two people, making this moment’s kiss seem to have a different meaning.
“Click.”
A sudden sound interrupted the kiss and startled both Ash and Mikayla.
Ash furrowed his brow and turned his head unhappily to see a woman holding a camera, taking pictures of them.
Seeing him looking over, the woman put down her camera and said, “I’m sorry. I just thought your kissing looked so beautiful that I couldn’t resist taking a picture.”
Mikayla poked her head out from Ash’s embrace and looked at the woman. She didn’t feel anything uncomfortable about her.
So Mikayla pinched Ash’s hand and said, “It’s okay if she took pictures. Don’t worry about it.”
Ash was very insistent on this matter though. He made sure that the woman deleted the photo and confirmed that it wasn’t uploaded to any cloud storage or social media platforms.
Of course, even if this woman tried to be sneaky by uploading it somewhere else, Ash had ways of finding it. He wasn’t worried at all.
The woman had never seen such an assertive attitude before so naturally she wasn’t very happy about it. But even if she was unhappy, she wouldn’t say anything about it.
After all, it was her who took the photo first.
After the woman left, Mikayla poked Ash’s arm and said, “Ash, you’re so mean. The photo actually turned out really nice. You don’t have to be so harsh on her.”
“It’s just professional habit,” Ash replied.
Mikayla nodded in understanding. She knew that if Ash’s photos were everywhere, it could cause problems.
She reached over and hugged Ash around the waist. “Let’s go home before we get caught by any paparazzi,” she said.
Ash playfully flicked her forehead with his hand and said, “You’re talking nonsense again.”
Mikayla giggled uncontrollably and snuggled up against him like a cute little kitten.
On their way back home, breakfast stands started popping up one after another. Smelling the delicious aroma of bagels in the air, Mikayla asked Ash if he wanted one.
She also wanted toast and avocado toast too!
“I think you should give your stomach a break before eating all this stuff,” Ash warned her as he was worried about her health since she had only slept for an hour earlier that day.
But Mikayla didn’t care at all. She rubbed her belly and said confidently, “I’m fine! Let me eat some delicious bagels. My stomach will feel even better!”
Unable to resist her charm anymore, Ash gave in reluctantly, “Fine then… let’s buy some.”
Mikayla immediately jumped onto him and clung onto his body while acting cute as usual.
Ash laughed helplessly as he lifted up Mikayla by holding onto her butt while heading towards the breakfast stand together with his girlfriend.
The two of them ate in the restaurant, not really hungry but just wanting to eat. Mikayla tasted a bit of everything and was satisfied like a child. They packed up the leftovers and headed home.
“Are we really going to Aimee’s later?” Mikayla asked when they got back.
“Don’t you want to go?” Ash leaned against the door, arms crossed, watching as Mikayla searched for something to wear.
She didn’t seem like she didn’t want to go.
“Of course I do,” Mikayla said. “I’m just nervous that she will fix us up.”
Just thinking about it made her anxious.
Ash reassured her, “Don’t worry. I’ll be there with you. And if anyone needs fixing up, it’ll be me first.”
Mikayla laughed and pulled out a dress from her closet. “Then I’ll dress like a lady today and act like an obedient baby.”
Ash couldn’t help but laugh at her words. He walked over and patted Mikayla’s head, saying, “Just choose what you like.”
Mikayla had already decided to wear this dress, but suddenly she thought of something and said to
Ash, “I remember you have a shirt that matches mine, right?”
“Are you trying to match with me?” Ash smirked and looked at Mikayla while crossing his arms.
The girl’s eyes sparkled as she blinked at Ash. “From the tone of your voice, it sounds like you don’t want to,” she said.
Ash pulled the girl towards him and held her in his arms. “You’re being mischievous again,” he said.
Mikayla giggled uncontrollably as she wriggled out of Ash’s embrace. “Hurry up and change your clothes so I can change too,” she said.
Ash didn’t tease her anymore but went back to his room to find the shirt that Mikayla mentioned.
After they both changed their clothes, Mikayla saw that Ash had indeed worn the shirt that matched hers just like she asked him to do. She immediately felt happy about it.
She leaned in close to him and gave him a kiss on the cheek before saying, “Ash, you look handsome.”
Ash cupped Mikayla’s face in his hands and lowered his head to capture her lips with his own.
Mikayla tapped on Ash’s shoulder gently while protesting softly, “You kissed off all my lipstick!”
Upon hearing this complaint from Mikalya, Ash playfully bit down on her lips hard enough for them both turn red.
After spending some time cuddling together, the two finally left home for Hayden’s Mansion. By then it was already past breakfast time.
Casey followed Camdyn into the garden house to play with the bird. When she saw Ash and Mikayla come in, she waved at them and asked, “What brings you guys here at this hour? We couldn’t find you yesterday, so you decided to show up today?”
When she was thinking about their speculation from yesterday, Casey’s eyes changed instantly.
“Where were you guys yesterday?” she asked.
Ash and Mikayla were confused by Casey’s sudden suspicious look. They had already decided on their way there that they wouldn’t tell anyone about what they did.
So even though Casey’s eyes looked strange now, neither of them said anything. This only made
Casey more convinced that Ash and Mikayla must have done what she suspected yesterday.
She couldn’t help but give Ash a thumbs up and say, “You’re brave.”
Ash was even more confused now as he looked at Casey skeptically without getting an explanation.
