The Kiss that Sparked it All novel Chapter 63

"Your face is looking awfully pale, and you're still saying you're fine?" Marissa was worried sick. She turned to her grandson, "Theo, go massage Ellinor's belly."

Theo grimaced.

Ellinor too stiffened up, waving her hand, "it’s okay! Grandma, I've already taken some painkillers. I'm feeling much better."

Marissa disagreed, "If you're already feeling better, then him massaging your belly should make you pain-free."

"Grandma..." Ellinor didn't know how to politely refuse, so she looked at Theo, hoping he'd say something.

Theo smiled faintly at her awkwardness, "Don't worry, grandma. I'll get someone to bring her a heat pad."

Marissa wasn't happy, "How could a heat pad compare to her husband’s massage?"

Neither Theo nor Ellinor had anything to say to that.

They looked at each other, both clearly reluctant...

Marissa picked up on something, "Theo, Ellinor, why are you two acting so stuffy? You don't seem intimate at all. Haven't you slept together yet?"

Ellinor was taken aback, then forced a laugh, "We have! We've slept together several times, grandma!"

Theo squinted at Ellinor, who was dead serious, and smiled, "That's right, several times."

Marissa frowned, "You're already living together as husband and wife, why are you still shy? Theo, what are you waiting for? Go take care of your wife!"

Under grandma's supervision, Theo went over and sat next to Ellinor. He leaned in and whispered in her ear, "I'm sorry."

As he spoke, his hand was already on her painful lower abdomen...