Today was the weekend. Natalie woke up in a daze, and saw Alexander and Mo Ben were still sleeping. Mo Ben had slept horizontally, with his head resting on Alexander's belly. Neither of them was covered with the quilt. Natalie got up gently, covered them with the quilt, and then just looked at them. And she fell asleep.

When she waked up again, it was dawn. Although Natalie had always been self-disciplined, she wanted to indulge herself during the holiday. In fact, it was the ...