Chapter 126
"How long were we asleep for, then?" I ask.
"Not a clue. I can't see the clock from here."
"Well, I'm not getting up. I'm comfortable."
"You've got to, Vince. You can't stay there forever." I look up at him.
"Five minutes? Pretty please?" I plead, trying to look as adorable as I can.
"Five minutes, that's it, alright?" He finally concedes. I smile at him.
"Alright." I say, snuggling back into his chest.
Much more than five minutes later, he gives me a shake.
"Vince, we need to get up."
"But Howard, I'm comfy!"
"We have to get up. The others will start to worry."
"No they won't."
"Yes, they will. Now get up."
"Alright." I say with a sigh. I use one arm to push myself up on Howard's chest. As soon as I'm sitting up, I start to feel dizzy. Just as I feel I'm about to fall back down, Howard grabs me around the waist.
"Whoa there, little man."
"I'm not that little."
"You're tiny!"
"I'm not as small as Naboo."
"Yeah, but no one is. Naboo's a midget." He laughs. "Do you still feel dizzy?"
"I don't think so."
"Okay then." But when I try to climb off the bed, Howard has to grab onto me again. "It doesn't look like it."
"I'm fine, honestly."
"No, you're not." He says. Suddenly, he scoops me up in his arms.
"Howard! What are you doing?"
"I'm not risking you fainting."
"You are impossible." I say, poking his chest. He just laughs at me.