“Haven’t you eaten yet?”

With a warm smile, Marcus responded, “I skipped it on purpose, so I could come back and enjoy the food you cooked.”

Millie blinked, a touch incredulous at his words, but she quickly filled a bowl of rice for him.

With his beloved attending to him, Marcus savored the meal.

After dinner, Marcus coaxed Millie into watching TV with him. Millie looked at him with a puzzled expression, thinking he was behaving rather childishly that day.

Marcus drew Millie close, her head resting on his shoulder.

“I heard about what happened during the day.”

beat. Did he know about her being

trying to antagonize

informed Marcus about the incident in the

some skill, Marcus thought it increasingly

to her workplace conflict with Nancy, and

settled against his broad shoulder,

the right time. It’s just a

Nancy now, some might claim that Millie had used her

Nancy’s attitude that she wouldn’t let go so easily and had other plans. Even if she were fired

be satisfied until she

television program, Millie shifted a bit,

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