-Click!
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“Whah?”
“Hehe…”
“…….”
Hmm… Our Charlotte is cute, but I didn’t expect my sister to be this interested.
Of course, she did say last time that she’d take pictures…
-Click!
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“…Hmm.”
Isn’t it a bit too much to take pictures like this?
Yesterday, maybe, but today… since I brought Charlotte to the office, she’s been taking photos non-stop.
Seriously, non-stop.
Of course, as a capable person, she can finish her work faster than others.
But it was honestly fascinating that she kept taking pictures.
Even Charlotte, who’s being photographed, seems to be looking curiously at the person in front of her.
“Corbin.”
“Yeah? What?”
“If you’re going to do this, why not just put a crib here?”
Just like Midori said a while back.
It might actually be better that way.
Back when Midori said that, everyone kind of disagreed, but now, considering the situation…
It feels like it might be better to do it that way.
“Keeping Charlotte in the stroller like that is a bit much; I think it would be better to let her lie down comfortably.”
“That’s… true.”
“…Everyone seems to have more interest than I expected, and I need to work too, so I think it might be better just to leave it as is.”
Originally, I hadn’t planned to work like this.
But it hasn’t been that hard, and working like this means I can finish earlier.
So maybe it’s a good idea to put a crib in the office and come by occasionally to work.
-Click!
…Everyone just loves it too much.
It’s hard not to think that way.
“Ah! I’m going to take pictures too!”
“I was already taking pictures first.”
“I want to take pictures too!”
“…What’s everyone doing during work hours?”
“Ah.”
Anyway… they seem to think Charlotte is cuter than I imagined.
A lot more than I thought.
It feels like our colleagues care more about her than us, her parents…?
Thanks to the boss’s intervention, things were sorted out to a reasonable degree.
If there hadn’t been any restraint, would they have just been taking pictures and playing around?
Originally, I was just supposed to drop by, but somehow I ended up working, and it’s not bad at all.
In fact, I’ve had less work than before, so it’s actually more convenient.
“Whah!!”
“…I’ll go out for a moment.”
Considering the timing, it wasn’t time for feeding.
Hmm… it might feel a little uncomfortable compared to being home?
*
“Yawn…”
“Are you sleepy?”
“I’m tired since it’s been a while since I worked.”
“Yeah, well, I could’ve told you to just go home.”
“But thanks to working like this, I’m leaving early, right? That’s enough for me.”
Thanks to working hard, I could go home with Corbin earlier.
Since now there are five of us doing the work on the ship related tasks that usually involved four people, minus the boss.
And naturally, since I’m the best worker, it’s a reasonable result.
I’m not just bragging; I’m genuinely the best at the tasks related to our ship.
Of course, I hadn’t worked for over ten months, but it wasn’t hard since I had previous experience.
That’s why we finished early.
“I’m glad Charlotte had fun too.”
“Right? Everyone was waving their hands and taking pictures. I was surprised they enjoyed it that much.”
“Hmm… Maybe it’s because everyone is good-looking?”
“…?”
“They say even babies have discerning eyes. Maybe she doesn’t dislike all the playful antics after all?”
“…Is that what you think?”
…I heard something that sounded a bit off.
Of course, they didn’t say it with weird intentions, but I just didn’t like it.
“Isn’t that possible? Charlotte saw the colleagues working in the office for the first time yesterday, and she wasn’t too surprised.”
“So, everyone is pretty and charming enough to be okay?”
“I think that’s a high possibility.”
“Is that so?”
“Not everyone is as pretty as Lindera, but they aren’t ugly, right?”
“…Is that so?”
Hmm.
Well, I guess you could think that way.
Yeah, whatever.
I had a lot to say for a moment, but I decided to let it go.
I’m not the kind of narrow-minded person who gets angry about something like this.
“Corbin, since Charlotte just fell asleep, how about we wash together for the first time in a while?”
I wasn’t planning to do this, but…
Just… it felt nice to do it after so long…?
Corbin even mentioned before that we should wash together too…?
“…Huh?”
“It means washing together after a long time. Didn’t you say you wanted to last time?”
“…Really?”
“Yeah.”
As soon as he heard my words, his expression brightened noticeably.
Is he really that happy about it…?
It’s just washing together; why is he so excited?
But I didn’t dislike the happy expression.
Of course, I did think it’s a bit perverted…
“…Are you not into it?”
“No, it sounds great!”
“…You’re definitely a perv.”
…Still, we started going into the bathroom together.
Just tossing our clothes aside.
After all, it’s our place; what’s the problem if we just take off our clothes?
In fact, being overly careful about it at home would probably be more tiring.
After all, we’ve got curtains up for the patio side.
Just the two of us went into the bathroom.
It had been a long time since we had a bath together; we used to do it often during the pregnancy, but after giving birth, it had been rare.
One of us usually had to keep an eye on the baby, and post-delivery, I was quite exhausted, so it couldn’t be helped.
Of course, I’m fine now, but…
“Lindera, I feel like your chest has definitely gotten bigger since before.”
“Why are you being a perv the moment we get into the bathroom?”
“Isn’t it true?”
“It is.”
He said that while looking at my chest covered by the robe, but it was indeed true.
It’s probably increased by a cup… or two since before.
I’ve heard that the breasts can grow during pregnancy, but it’s still uncomfortable when it happens.
Honestly, they’re heavy enough to strain my shoulders.
“Do you want me to wash your hair?”
“Yes.”
As soon as he asked, I immediately answered that way.
After all, it’s annoying to do it myself, right?
It had been a while since I cut my hair due to the pregnancy, and as a result, my hair had grown longer than before.
So, washing my hair, which was already a hassle, became even more of a bother.
So I sat down on the bathroom chair.
Bending over to wash my hair… was honestly uncomfortable.
“Okay, go ahead.”
“You don’t offer much of a refusal, do you?”
“Don’t you like it?”
“No, it means I’m happy about it.”
“Alright, then hurry up and wash my hair. I’ll wash yours after a bit.”
We casually chatted while he started washing my hair.
If this were before, we wouldn’t be having such a conversation.
Now, it feels weird not to act like this, as I’ve gotten so used to it.
“Is the water temperature okay?”
“Yes.”
After washing hair, I also washed Corbin’s hair before soaping up my body… just like that, we were washing.
Of course, amid that, I did soap up Corbin’s back with my chest, but…
I had done things like that occasionally as a little event in the past.
Now, I wouldn’t be overly shy about it.
Especially since washing his hair would inevitably have my chest slightly brushing against him.
“Honestly, it feels comfortable to wash together after so long.”
“Right?”
Even with the perverted Corbin touching my chest, it was genuinely comfortable.
Moreover, I wouldn’t be shocked anymore with him doing that now.
I… did it back too…?
So we just kept washing.
Even after rinsing off the soap from our bodies, we rubbed against each other playfully.
“But Lindera, I feel like we haven’t done that in a while, right?”
As Corbin lay beneath me in the bathtub, making that statement while touching my chest.
“Wasn’t that just a little while ago we used our hands?”
“That’s… true.”
“And we’ve been waking up often at night because of Charlotte lately.”
“…True.”
Even if I wanted to, honestly, it was difficult.
Charlotte wasn’t exactly a quiet sleeper at night; she’d wake up and cry at random hours.
Every time, we would wake up and then try to fall back asleep.
If we did something before sleeping, wouldn’t we end up super tired the next day?
Especially since I’ve been deliberately going to work a bit later than usual due to childcare.
For sure, if I did something before sleeping, fell asleep, woke up to settle Charlotte, and then tried to sleep again… that sounds really exhausting.
“Still, if it’s the weekend… maybe I could…”
“…Really?”
“…What are you so happy about? Are you a real weirdo?”
“…Only in front of Lindera?”
“Don’t talk nonsense.”
“I’m joking, I’m joking.”
…He really is perverted.
It’s a little frustrating how much he enjoys it, but I appreciate it too.
“Corbin?”
“Yeah?”
Since Corbin was beneath me and I was on top, I couldn’t help but feel a little poking around my lower backside.
Originally, I wasn’t planning to say anything, but… he seemed to be quite persistent.
…Honestly, I couldn’t ignore it.
“I’ll take a step back.”
“…Really?”
Making a circle with his thumb and forefinger… he gestured like he was giving me a sensual act, just like that.
I couldn’t leave it just as is for too long.
Since it had been standing firm for a while now, I figured I would just address it.
Originally, I planned to hold off until the weekend, but I just couldn’t help it as I started to get flustered too.
Honestly, with him being hard against me, I couldn’t ignore it, and leaving it be would just make Corbin uncomfortable, right…?
It wasn’t that I was the pervert here; I was just accommodating him because there was no choice.
Really.
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