'They are... feeding each other?' Violet screamed internally. 'Like a couple? Like newlyweds?! I am sitting right here! I am the mother! I cooked this carrot! Why isn't he feeding me?!'
She chewed her meat furiously. Chew chew chew.
Then, Alex wiped a speck of gravy from Marine's lip with his thumb. Swipe.
"You are messy," Alex teased.
"Stop it~" Marine whined playfully, swatting his hand away. "You are embarrassing me!"
"But you are so cute when you are embarrassed," Alex said, his voice dropping to a lower, huskier tone.
Violet felt her blood pressure rising. Boil. Her face was getting hot. She felt paranoid.
'Wait a minute,' Violet thought, her eyes narrowing. 'Why is he treating her so... tenderly? And why did he say she was a "helpful nurse"? Nurse? Does he mean... the ointment?'
Her mind flashed back to the morning. The butt massage!
'Oh my god! Did they... did they do something else? Is that why they are so close now? Is that why he is ignoring me?'
