The jet of water that shot out of him swept over Simons head as if in slow motion.
Glittering drops fell straight down and began to wet Simons silver hair.
!..
His clean silver hair was wet.
Simon watched as the clear liquid dripped onto his hair and turned to stone.
Although he was wet with baby urine, his beauty was striking, as if he were wet with morning dew.
Pff.
Oh, I shouldnt laugh.
Kalia covered her mouth with her hand and turned away, barely holding back her laughter. Trying to contain this impulse, a strange buzzing sound was heard from her.
You cant laugh, forget how to laugh. Kalia Tacskate!
Hmm.
In the end, Kalia bit her tongue, and Simon, frozen in slow motion, pushed back his wet hair.
You.
A sigh escaped the calm voice.
Simon silently looked at the child, as if at a loss for words.
But Sasha did something to break Simons silence.
Aw, awuu.
The baby clicked its beautiful mouth and tiny tongue, making strange nonsensical sounds.
The stunned childs eyes went straight to Simons eyes and head. Sasha held out his hand to him, as if he really liked Simons shiny hair. Spread plump fingers tried to hold the man.
Gya, yu, vua.
His figure, muttering loudly and shaking his arms, looked like a puppy desperate for food.
Simon, looking at the child with calm eyes, finally reached out and took the childs hand extended towards him.
Gyaa.
The baby grabbed Simons thumb tightly, shook it, and smiled.
It was strange.
Obviously, Sasha was still a newborn, and Kalia was told that a child at such a young age simply cant smile yet However, in Kalias eyes, it looked like Sasha was smiling at Simon. He seemed to be looking directly at him and smiling directly at him.
Do you even recognize him?
It was the face Simon showed her every day when Sasha was still in Kalias belly. Did he see it through Kalias eyes? Or is it all the strength of that bloodline?
Simon also felt this strange feeling, so, wet and silent, he stared at the boy.
His hands trembled helplessly at the strength of the childs grip.
Simon, who let go of his hand and only looked at the baby, finally smiled. His smile looked desperate, but at the same time contained a strange sense of satisfaction.
Do you even know how much you look like your mother?
I dont think Ill ever be able to defeat you.
Kalia was staring at Simons back, who was whispering softly into the childs ear. Despite the fact that he looked wet, there was no trace of displeasure on Simons face.
Instead, the gaze of the child holding his hand was warm.
For some reason, Kalia couldnt take her eyes off them.
* * *
Dad, dad
Simon went out to take a shower, and Kalia, left alone, put Sasha, who had fallen asleep after milk, into the crib, and fell asleep herself.
Shed been with Simon since childhood, but the Simon she saw now didnt look like the Simon she knew.
A wizard who can laugh even wet with baby pee.
Is this even possible?
It was Kalia who stayed for a drink after Simon left. After all, Sasha was still bottle fed, refusing to feed on her milk, so it didnt matter if she drank.
Mm, no. Give me Sasha. He must be crying because hes hungry.
What? Didnt he just eat?
Kalia smiled at the surprised Simon.
At this age, babies eat every 2-3 hours, regardless of day and night. Besides, Sasha has a good appetite.
When she woke up, she found powdered milk that she kept in the refrigerator and took it. Simon grabbed it as if he wanted to take it away from Kalia and pushed her back onto the bed.
Ill feed him so you can sleep more. You said you went out to stretch today? And you said you looked after Sasha last night. Just sleep tonight.
Its okay, I feel rested after getting some sleep.
Youre lying. You still have sleepy eyes? When you return to the capital, you will be too busy, so be lazy and rest while you are still here.
It seems to me that even now I laze every day.
This isnt enough. I heard that giving birth to a child is like rearranging the bones of the body They say that this creates a lot of stress for the body, but over the years it does not go away. So get some rest.
But its not that hard
Honestly, she has more help than any other mother in the world. They had a nanny with them, who looked after the baby at any time, Hemmie was here to help too, and her doctor didnt sleep all night with Simon.
You are blessed, Sasha.
As a mother, it was natural for her to look at her child. And maybe Simon didnt even know he thought the same way. Kalia may never admit it, but she may have begun to realize that Simon was the father of this little life.
Although Kalia said that she hadnt yet recognized him, maybe she was giving up her thinking and began to recognize Simon as a father.
Well, there was no reason for her to stop him anyway, since he was so active.
As Simon had told her, Kalia was lying on her back on the bed.
It is necessary to give milk at a temperature of 40 degrees. Otherwise, they say, the stomach will hurt.
40 degrees? Okay.
Simon carefully raised the temperature of his palm while holding the glass bottle.
He was a skilled magician, so he adjusted the temperature.
Kalia leaned her head back on the pillow and looked at Simon, who was bottle feeding, hugging the baby carefully.
The moonlight of dawn penetrated the dark room.
The sight of Simon holding and bottle feeding the baby under the little red light that Simon turned on, despite being unusually dim, strangely stimulated Kalias vision.
She never thought shed be able to see something like this.
He is also Simons son.
We are brothers, we are friends, we are drinking buddies
It was amazing again, it was absurd and strangely pleasant.
Kalia, who was silently looking at Simon, spoke.
Simon.
Yes?
Do you love me?
Simons shoulders froze and trembled.
He looked back at her and said as if he had heard nonsense.
If you dont believe me so much, I will repeat this to you every time we look into each others eyes.
Its not like I dont believe you.
Then what?
Its just I dont feel it.
Simon, who was calmly holding the baby, suddenly turned to Kalia. Did she think his dark golden eyes seemed to sparkle?