Chapter 10
Lap Naps
Sumi is working on her computer one day when there's a knock on the door.
"Come in," she says.
The door opens and Hatoko trots inside. "Hi, Mama Sumi. I'm…sorry to come in while you're working, but I have a question."
Sumi turns her chair around and leans down toward her level. "Sure, what is it? Ask anything you want."
Hatoko fiddles with her fingers, feeling a bit nervous. "U-um…I've been noticing that Mama Kina has been using your lap as a pillow. Does it…feel good?"
The woman blushes and turns away for a bit. She spied on us again, didn't she? she thinks.
"Well…in a way, yes," Sumi replies. "Kina just likes to do that for fun."
"Then…can I try your lap and see how it feels?"
"Huh!?" Sumi is surprised to hear her daughter say that. Plus, if Kina comes and sees this, how will she react? She looks around and sees her wife still doing the dishes and turns back to her daughter. "Alright. Just this once okay?"
"Yay~!" Hatoko cheers.
Sumi sits down on the floor, beckons her daughter to come over and Hatoko happily rests her head on her lap.
"How does it feel?" Sumi asks.
"It feels…so soft and warm~!" Hatoko replies as she curls up a bit. "I guess that's why Mama Kina enjoys it so much~"
Sumi smiles and gently strokes her hair. This isn't really that bad, she thinks. I guess it's good to have someone else lay on my lap, but Kina will always be the one who will sleep on it the most.
Just when Sumi is getting into it, a surprised voice makes her jump.
"Suu-chan!?" Kina cries. "Hatoko-chan!?
Hatoko happily sits up. "Mama Kina! I got to lay on Mama Sumi's lap! It feels great!"
Kina stands there frozen for a bit. Sumi is shaking in fear about how her wife will react to that. However, after a soft sigh, Kina smiles and sits down on the floor next to Sumi.
"I'm very glad ya got to experience it, Hatoko-chan," she says softly. "Suu-chan's lap is the best pillow I got. There's no need for any pillow in this apartment, except for when we go to bed." She pats her lap. "In fact, why don' ya lay on my lap, little one?"
"Really!?" Hatoko brightens.
"Of course~! Go right ahead."
The young girl happily obliges and rests her head on Kina's lap, sighing with bliss. Sumi secretly sighs in relief. I'm worried for nothing, I suppose, she thinks. It's all good now. Hatoko-chan is happy laying on either of our laps.
"Suu-chan," Kina whispers as she gently strokes her daughter's hair. "Don' be afraid to let Hatoko-chan rest on yer lap. She's our daughter after all."
"You're right," Sumi says as she kisses her on the forehead. "I was worried for nothing."
Kina giggles. "Well, I'll forgive ya for that. But…" She leans in and holds up a finger. "Don' let anyone else ask ya for yer lap. Because yer lap is for me or Hatoko-chan only. Ya hear?"
Her wife smiles and kisses her cheek. "I promise, Kina. I promise."