Takagi-San. After the festival...

Sleep

One day Nishikata woke up, and it was already 10 o'clock. He was worried that Takagi might have needed his help in the hours he was asleep, but he noticed that she was still sleeping next to him. He got up and made food, ate it, and then checked on Takagi again. She was still asleep. He blamed her pregnancy, thanking the gods he was male. He watched TV for a while, then went to check on Takagi. She still wasn't awake. He started to get worried, so he googled if this was normal. Alas, he was too disgusted by what he saw to reach an answer. Pregnancy was a horror movie. He thought about what he could do. He spent half an hour brainstorming names for boys, then did some exercise. He got back from his jog, and she was still asleep. It was 3PM. This was not like her. He weighed his options and decided that maybe he should wake her up. She could go back to sleep if needed. So he nudged her and said,

NISHIKATA: "Honey..."

TAKAGI: "Morning." *kisses* "Why are you sweaty? And fully dressed, and why is it so bright?"

NISHIKATA: "It's um, 3 in the afternoon."

TAKAGI: "Oh silly me, I slept in."

NISHIKATA: "Yeah, but if you need to go back to sleep that's fine, I was just making sure you were okay."

TAKAGI: "Aw, you were worried about me?"

NISHIKATA: "Of course." (I almost blushed there)

TAKAGI: "Well I think I'll get something to eat and then I'll go back to sleep, I've been really tired recently."

NISHIKATA: "Okay then."

Takagi did as she said and then went back to sleep. Nishikata did some reading while she was asleep. She woke up at 5 made some food then stayed with Nishikata for the rest of the night. They went to bed at about 9, and that resolved their day.