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 squeeze out

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

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

a smile curling

she hadn't known before. She was falling for Felix even more, and with each day

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

news to Abner.

approve, and Felix might not accept her true identity. She had to start laying

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

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

one I knew got caught by her family, ended up

again."

inwardly and quickly shifted

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

knew what she was getting at and

"Let's get ssleep."

Carol couldn't sleep; she was just beginning to probe, and she

such a great guy. If I were a rich girl, I'd give up everything to be with

fingers with his. This time, however, he pulled away and simply

"Sleep now."

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

went by, and the doctor had indeed

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

its potential for

from the hospital.

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

without him left her tossing

still managed to prepare breakfast every morning, she worried about