Dear Ex-wife Marry Me by Twin Bridge

In her dream, Maja felt the warm clasp of a hand in hers.

Before hitting the hay last night, she'd planned to set an alarm, hoping to rise and shine early.

But before she knew it, she had clocked a solid five or six hours of shut-eye.

When she awoke, the hospital room was basked in sunlight.

lan’s hand was holding hers, and with the other, he was tapping away on a keyboard, seemingly replying to a message.

Maja was momentarily dazed at the sight of his face.

It wasn't until he gave her hand a reassuring squeeze that she snapped back to reality and heard him say, “You've got a full-body

check-up scheduled today. I'll be right here with you. You feeling hungry yet?”

“lan, you're up?”

He let go of her hand and reached for the disinfectant wipes on the nightstand, meticulously cleaning each of her fingers.

“I've been awake for a couple of hours now. You needed the extra Zs.”

The heaviness in her heart, weighed down by thoughts of Cynthia and Augus, made it hard for Maja to go back to sleep.

lan, fresh out of bed, had already gathered the latest intel and ruffled her hair in a comforting gesture.

going down that easy. I'm sure we'll

pillow behind her back, helping

against the pillow, her

base had to be resolved pronto. The eyes of the world were

no one had turned up

had blown the lid off Forbidden

research base linked to Forbidden Island was clearly becoming a target for

her check-up, and he stuck by her

tests were done, the dietician rolled

indeed growling, and she was halfway through her meal when Zoey and Carol both rang, checking in

out of touch while on Forbidden Island had worried them. They'd call every now and then, and

ease their

Group was thriving, with several of their movies

time, while Shawn was the epitof

world to everyone, and since Maja’s departure, they'd all

of the call, Maja couldn't shake the feeling that Zoey's voice sounded off, a bit hoarse, as if

"Zoey, you feeling alright?”

brief pause before Zoey replied, “No worries, Mr. Pennyfeather. I'm good, and the company’s in great

to having you

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sounded genuinely surprised to hear from Maja, and when she asked about Zoey, he fell silent for a