Chapter 26

“What the fuck just happened?" I was still standing there, dumbfounded, as I tried to make sense of what had just happened.

Did Alex actually ignore me?

After everything that took place between us the night before, I mean, we have been getting along and having fun, dancing, and grinding together.

I understood there was a small setback, but it had been resolved, and we had even discussed the path I wanted to take.

I thought we were getting along, so what was the attitude?

“He must be tired from work.” I tried to be reasonable. The past week has been stressful enough since the whole fire incident, so I guess it was still weighing down on his mind.

And as a good and supportive wife, it was my duty to cheer him up if I noticed he was down.

And that was what I was going to do.

I went to the kitchen and pulled out the food, serving a hearty portion in his favorite china. Even inhaling the food was making my mouth water, and I picked up a spoon, dipping it into the creamy bacon mushroom thym