The rest of the day passed slowly. The group stayed near Jupiter, ate dinner together in the lounge, and went to their cabins early, still tired from the dive.
The next morning, if it could be called that, Liam woke up to something heavy on his chest.
He opened his eyes and looked down. Yanxia was lying across him, her arms around his neck and her face pressed into his shirt. She was fast asleep.
Liam smiled and stayed still for a while. The cabin was quiet, and through the window beside the bed, Jupiter filled half the view.
When he finally tried to move her, her arms tightened around him.
"Papa, don't go anywhere," Yanxia mumbled without opening her eyes. "I'm still sleeping."
"You can keep sleeping. I just need to get up," Liam said.
"Then I'll get up too," she said, but she didn't move. Within a minute, her breathing slowed down again.
