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.

tightly together, and helped her

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

relaxed and let out a gentle laugh. Felix wasn't asleep; he watched

a smile curling on

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

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

news to Abner.

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

back when you worked at the BlueSky Bar,

from the wrong side of the tracks? And did

knew got caught by her family, ended up with a broken arm, and was

again."

inwardly and quickly shifted the

you know. But the story you told is

knew what she was getting at and hugged her

"Let's get ssleep."

to

a rich girl, I'd give

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

"Sleep now."

he didn't believe in such fairy tales because he had witnessed the harsh

and the doctor had indeed

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

potential for success. Carol, learning

from the hospital.

trying to calm Listina down, sometimes staying out all night.

left her tossing and turning

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