The Spare Wife

Abigail grunted. She noticed Lawrence staring at her and smiling, and she got uneasy. “What’s wrong?” she asked.

“It’s fine. I’m just happy.” Lawrence looked away, but he was smiling. He couldn’t help it.

Abigail noticed the fruits lying around, and she asked, “Do you want to have some fruits? There are-

“I’ll have anything!” Lawrence answered quickly. Realizing he had interrupted Abigail, he said, “Go on. I won’t interrupt you anymore.”

Abigail grunted and went to the fruit basket. “Any allergies or things you can’t eat? Things that might spike your blood sugar levels?”

“No. I’ve always been healthy.” Lawrence felt all warm and fuzzy inside.

Scarlett was jealous, and she stared at Abigail. Abigail couldn’t take it eventually, so she asked, “What about you? Any favorites or things you don’t eat?”

“I like fruit salad. Can we do it together?” Scarlett asked, almost simpering.

“Sure.” Abigail nodded. She peeled a pear for Lawrence and went to the supermarket with Scarlett to get their fruit salad ingredients. The ladies stood in a single file, and Abigail took everything she needed in one go.

“Don’t you check the brands?” Scarlett asked.

“I don’t know a lot about dressing brands. Any suggestions?” Abigail stopped in her tracks and asked.

are better and not so icky. I’ll teach you about

at them from the ward’s doorway. When he saw the duo, he quickly went back into the ward. They came in and saw Lawrence quietly sitting on the bed, looking at them.

had a part of it, but she realized it was a big part. Once they were done cating. Analise and Sean came in with lunch boxes. Even

well. Look at who’s here. Shouldn’t you be smooching

with your family, so she told me to check in on

coolly. Can you stop showing off

telling

dinner for you and your wife I met some pasta and soup Have

heard pasta, and she huddled loser

Sean opened up the

pasta and arancini. The elderly woman was great at

closer to Lawrence’s lunch box, Lawrence asked, “I thought you’d only have salad for dinner and no carbs. Why change now?”

keeping myself in shape anymore, so…” She couldn’t eat it, but it was Analise’s cooking, so she had to

her some pasta. “Have a taste. Have more

already digging into her pasta.

the Pearson case going?” Analise suddenly asked Sean.

He picked the coffin, and now

“Sean does things well. Just get some rest