Balian kicked his shoes off, and let himself fall into the bed, on his wife’s side. He wouldn’t make Athelia sleep there, she would sure feel awkward about it. “Come to me.” He opened his arms
She took off her shoes and crawled to him. It felt so wrong for her to be in that bed. Just wrong. She laid on her stomach and rested one of her hand on his chest as she planted a soft kiss on his lips.