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 her

scratching her neck once again. Felix caught her hand

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

smile curling on

feeling she hadn't known before. She

once Listina's operation was

news to Abner.

Abner wouldn't approve, and Felix might not accept her true identity. She had

BlueSky Bar, did you ever see any of those high-society girls fall

the tracks?

ended up with a broken arm, and was

again."

cursed inwardly and quickly shifted the

just curious. It's not realistic, you know. But the story you told

was getting at

"Let's get ssleep."

just beginning to probe, and

were a rich girl, I'd give up everything to

with his. This time, however, he pulled away

"Sleep now."

didn't believe in

the

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

surgery, fearing the risks despite its potential for success. Carol, learning from past mistakes, kept her

from the hospital.

to calm Listina down, sometimes staying

left her tossing

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