The Masked Stripper is my Wife.
“Then talk me to sleep.”
I blinked. “What?”
He didn’t answer right away, just adjusted slightly, his shoulder brushing mine. “Keep talking,” he murmured. “It’s calming.”
I laughed, “Wow, that’s new, my boss uses me as his lullaby.”
“If it works, I won’t complain.”
I thought for a second, then said softly, “Do you know why people make mistakes, even when they know better?”
He hummed a quiet sound but didn’t move. “Humans are emotional.”