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,

scratching her neck once again. Felix caught her hand and this time, he didn't let

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

a smile curling on

warm inside, experiencing a feeling she hadn't known before. She was falling for Felix even more, and with

once Listina's operation was over, it was tto think about

news to Abner.

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

you worked at the BlueSky Bar, did you ever see any of those

guy from the wrong side of the tracks? And did

up

again."

inwardly and quickly

the story you told is rare. Most

getting at and hugged her

"Let's get ssleep."

was just beginning to probe, and she felt

were a rich girl,

sentence, she instinctively intertwined her fingers with his. This time, however,

"Sleep now."

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

went by, and the doctor had indeed

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

despite its potential for success.

from the hospital.

busy, trying to calm Listina down, sometimes staying out

without him left her

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