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.

together, and helped her squeeze out the

bed, Carol resumed her act, scratching her neck once again. Felix

gentle laugh. Felix wasn't asleep; he watched the shadows dance

a smile curling on his

She was falling for Felix even more, and with

affection only grew. She knew that once Listina's operation was over, it was tto

news to Abner.

sure Abner wouldn't approve, and Felix might not accept her true

nuzzled into his chest, "Felix, back when you worked at the BlueSky Bar, did you ever see any of those high-society girls

from the wrong side of the tracks? And did they ever

family, ended up

again."

cursed inwardly and

curious. It's not realistic, you know. But the story you told is rare. Most

knew what she was getting at and hugged her a

"Let's get ssleep."

to probe, and she felt

were a rich girl, I'd give

fingers with his. This time, however, he

"Sleep now."

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

and the doctor

the hospital, but he never did. He was silent

the risks despite its potential for

from the hospital.

busy, trying to calm Listina down, sometimes staying out all night. Carol's

left her tossing and turning

though he still managed to prepare breakfast every morning, she worried about him, knowing he must be