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.

temples, lips pressed tightly together, and helped

again. Felix

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

laughter, a smile

before. She

grew. She knew that once Listina's operation

news to Abner.

might not accept her true identity. She

nuzzled into his chest, "Felix, back when you worked at the BlueSky Bar, did you ever see

the wrong side of the tracks? And did they

by her family, ended up with a broken arm, and was shipped off overseas. Never saw

again."

inwardly and quickly shifted the

know. But the story

at and hugged her

"Let's get ssleep."

she was just beginning to probe, and she felt blocked at

If I were a rich girl,

fingers with his. This time, however,

"Sleep now."

of disappointment, thinking he didn't believe in such fairy tales because he

and the doctor had indeed

for Felix to question her about the money at the hospital, but he never did. He was silent the whole

potential for success. Carol, learning

from the hospital.

to calm Listina down, sometimes staying

her tossing and turning

though he still managed to prepare breakfast every morning, she worried about