The Woman From Hell

He looked at me, and when he spoke, he sounded a little upset. "How am I being childish?"

I coughed, accidentally choking on my saliva. This man was too unusual. "Think about how you've been behaving. Don't you think you're being childish?"

He was intentionally messing around and making noises to keep me from sleeping. Was he not acting like a child?

When he saw the anger in my expression, Theo burst out laughing. It was a hearty and boisterous laugh that made his shoulders shake.

In all the time that we had spent together, we had never shown each other our childish and vulnerable sides.

It was only in the recent two years that we had slowly started to let our guards down. Even though we had been married for many years, we still felt like young lovers.

Moreover, we did not argue as much anymore. Even when we fought, we knew how to not hurt each other's feelings.

After spending so much time together and going through so much, we were getting better at getting along.

helplessly. "Theo, you might just

who off?" Theo pursed his lips. "You're the one who ran out

then squinted his eyes and asked, "Why did you go out alone?" "I've never been to Limbia, and I was getting

the sights. I didn't think I'd run into

walked over, sat down on the bed, and wrapped his arms around my shoulder. Then, he said softly in a tone that sounded a little like I had wronged him somehow," Next time, no matter where you go, please remember to tell me. Don't let

tired look on his face, I felt

yet he still had to worry about me.

assured him. "Next time, no matter where I go.

they would

thing to have someone besides your parents always

Theo's hands start to wander. I widened my eyes and asked him in an unsettled tone, "What are you trying

and his touch slowly moved

to tease me. As he spoke, he gently blew into my ears. It did not take long for my face to

Find some other forms of compensation." I made my last