Spike pulled out a spare blanket from the cabinet. “I have this, so I won’t be cold. Go to sleep.”He tucked Nicki into bed and then lay down on the couch.Fortunately, the couch was large, so he did not feel cramped at all.Nicki lay on her side, looking at the couch. “Hubert, can you leave the lights on?”“Okay. Go to sleep.”“Hubert, I can’t sleep. Tell me a story?”Spike was silent.When he did not answer, Nicki sat up and asked, “Hubert, are you asleep?”Spike was speechless. “It’s 11. Mommy and Daddy will lecture us if they find out we’re still awake.”“Oh.”After a while, Nicki said again, “Hubert, I can’t sleep...”Spike rubbed his temples and said, “Nicole Fowler, if you can’t sleep, then count sheep.”Nicki pouted, closed her eyes, and started counting sleep.Spike was amused as he listened.Gradually, her voice became softer...After a while, he sat up and found that she had fallen asleep.He went to the bed, tucked her in again, turned on the night light by
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