Dear Ex-wife Marry Me by Twin Bridge

Felix took a deep breath and planted a soft kiss on her cheek.

"The lasagna's still in the oven. I'll finish up. You just chill and catch up on your show, and no scratching."

She felt a tingling sensation in her heart, "Okay."

He rose and returned to the kitchen, finalizing dinner for the two of them.

Later that evening, as they nestled into the couch watching a reality TV show, Carol was itching like crazy. She reached up to

scratch her neck, but Felix caught her hand and pressed it down.

She pouted playfully. When he released her hand, she pretended to scratch again. He pressed it down once more.

After five or six rounds of this cat-and-mouse game, even a fool would realize she was doing it on purpose. Felix didn't say a word;

a little teasing was harmless.

After the show, he helped her with her bath. Her face, neck, and back were covered in small, itchy bumps. The medication had

been taken, but its effects hadn't kicked in yet.

Carol wrapped her arms around his waist, playfully splashing water on him, and then tried to hug his neck but he dodged her.

"You've got the breath of a durian."

Her face flushed, and she immediately grabbed the toothbrush to freshen up, forgetting about her injured hand. The pain turned

her face pale.

his temples, lips pressed tightly together, and helped her squeeze out the

again. Felix caught her hand and

finally relaxed and let out a gentle laugh. Felix wasn't asleep; he watched the shadows dance across the room and listened

a smile curling

hadn't known before. She was falling for Felix even

together, her affection only grew. She knew that once Listina's operation was

news to Abner.

and Felix might not accept her true identity. She had to start laying the

chest, "Felix, back when you worked at the BlueSky Bar, did you ever

of the tracks?

one I knew got caught by her family, ended up with a broken arm,

again."

and

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getting at and hugged her

"Let's get ssleep."

Carol couldn't sleep; she was just beginning to

were a

she instinctively intertwined her fingers with his. This time, however, he pulled away and simply

"Sleep now."

in such

the doctor had

the money at the hospital, but he never did. He

potential for success. Carol, learning from past mistakes,

from the hospital.

sometimes staying out all night. Carol's hand had healed,

him left her tossing and turning

prepare breakfast every morning, she worried about