Ennis woke up to the sound of bedsprings. She groggily opened her eyes and saw Firo putting on some clothes. She glanced to the side and noticed the time. Her eyes almost popped out.

"Firo, it's five in the morning! Why are you up so early?"

Firo sighed. "Got a call and the head of the family wants to speak with me. Some important things, I think."

He finished buttoning up his shirt and proceeded to pull on some socks.

Ennis stared at his back and was suddenly seized with an urge to not let him go.

Firo felt a tug on his shirt and turned his head to look at his wife.

"…Ennis…?"

She refused to let go and simply stared up at him with puppy dog eyes. Firo felt a bead of sweat.

It seemed like eternity when they gazed into each other's eyes; Ennis's eyes filled with longing and sadness and Firo's eyes filled with confusion and nervousness.

When Ennis finally tore her eyes away, she looked down and said hesitantly, "Firo…I…want you to stay."

Firo's heart skipped a beat. Ennis pressed on.

"I…I've missed you, every time you leave and have something to do…I get lonely in the house without you, you know?"

Firo couldn't speak. Ennis was confessing something to him, and he knew he should hear her out.

"And we still…um…haven't done it."

Firo's eyes widened and he blushed. Ennis was also blushing.

"As your wife, I'm asking you to stay today…just today…and stay with me," Ennis pleaded, her hands gripping tighter on Firo's shirt.

Firo twisted around so that he was fully facing her. He lifted her chin so that their eyes met.

"Ennis, if this is what's been bothering lately, ya should've told me. I'm sorry that I never realized…It's just that, I'm kinda scared to hurt ya…like we'll regret it or something."

Ennis chuckled and replied, "Firo, we've been together for how long?"

Firo laughed nervously. "And also because I'm a little, um, shy and embarrassed."

Ennis smiled gently and said, "I am too. But as long as it's you, I won't regret it."

Firo felt something in his heart expand in delight at his wife's words. Slowly, he rolled onto the bed on top of her. Looking down at her and grinning, he said, "Ya know…maybe we can hold the meeting with the head later…"

Ennis smiled as well as she started to unbutton the shirt he had just buttoned up. "Okay…"

Firo trailed butterfly kisses down her neck.

"Well then, I'm spending the whole day with ya today…"