If possible, she wished that their lives could continue to be as peaceful and wonderful as it had been. Though Elliot was a sensitive and skeptical man, he was also very easy to please and would usually forgive her as soon as she set her ego aside to apologize.
When he came out of the shower, she pulled him towards the bed despite the dark expression on his face and the anger in his eyes. Once he lay down, she turned off the lights and said, "Hubby, I..."
"Who's more important, Adrian or me?" He interrupted her.
"Of course you." She held onto him tight and took his familiar scent in. "I just want to do the best that I can. Adrian is Shea's brother, after all. I promise that I won't let this affect our lives.” "It already did," he said, "You said that you are upset. Do you think I can be in a good mood when you are sad?"
"I promise I won't let it get to me again." She leaned towards his cheek and planted a kiss on his face. "You need to attend the parents' meeting tomorrow and you can't just keep a mask on the entire time. Let me find my concealer to help cover the bruise on your face tomorrow."
"Okay."
The two drifted off to sleep soon after they made up.
A brand new day started and Avery woke up earlier than usual. She had promised to help Elliot cover his bruise, but she didn't bring her concealer along when they moved the day before, and she only had her foundation.
Elliot opened his eyes to find her bustling at the dressing table.
"Avery, what are you doing?"
"I'm looking for a foundation." She took out all her foundations to look for a shade that better matched his skin color, but no matter how hard she looked, she couldn't seem to find an appropriate shade. "I forgot to bring my concealer, so I can only use foundation, but the shades are a bit too pale so I don't know if these can cover up your bruises."
He immediately got out of bed and leaned toward her. "Try it."
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