The Untouchable Ex-Wife

Leia was left flushing all the way to her ears by Xavier’s obvious innuendos.

“Y-You’re such a pig!” She snapped, and slapped him across his chiseled cheek before shoving him as far as she could. “I must have been crazy to think that you were nice, but you’re nothing but a pig!”

Seeing that she really was upset, Xavier finally stopped smiling and explained, “Okay, okay —I was just messing with you. Also, I don’t mean ’ enjoy’ in the way you think. It’s a misunderstanding.’

“Then how do you mean it?!”

“I heard from someone that you like crayfish, and I bought ten pounds so that you’d have enough for a while. In some cultures, it’s a food that wards off bad luck too. How is that for your enjoyment?”

“Crayfish?!”

Leia’s eyes lit up at those words-she had to admit that crayfish was her favorite food, bar none. She would devour them whenever they were in season, or she could not stand it.

And while she was incarcerated, it was what she missed most of the world outside.

her-and at that moment,

resting his chin under his hands with a vague smile.” Yeah. It’s your favorite, and I just happen to

how

stew, salad, with potatoes.

drool that was threatening to leak. “What are we waiting for? Let’s ‘enjoy’

the car, thinking to himself that she had to be such

would he really spare

both alighted and headed to the basement elevator,

wood, as was the trend these days. There were plush toys at every corner, helping to create an atmosphere of calm

shower. Maybe play a game or something while I cook,” Xavier told her as he put

and there was hardly a hint

a little wary, she gulped,

to him-a man in an apron was awfully seductive, and

she could not help surveying his house gingerly out