“Have you tried it?"

Bennett nonchalantly asked as he twirled the candy in his hand.

Yes.

“Alright, Let me try it,"

He stated as he unwrapped the candy, his gaze constantly drawn to Claudia's Lips.

Oblivious to his attention, Claudia observed Bennett unwrapping and placing the candy in his mouth. She eagerly inquired, “Do you find it delicious?"

“Not bad."

Claudia was pleased with his response.

“Then I'll go wash up and sleep. Good night."

“Good night."

With a soft click, the door shut.

Bennett's gaze fell upon the candy wrapper in his hand. His eyes twinkled as a smile danced on his Lips.

It was indeed sweet.

Upon returning to her room, Claudia noticed the incessant blinking of her phone on the table. She approached it and discovered a string of messages from Aurora.

“Baby, are you really going to comfort Bennett?"

“Hello? Earth to Claudia!"

"Did you really heed my advice and donned sexy lingerie to cheer up your husband?"

“Thirty minutes have passed. Still not done? Are you likely to be unable to rise from bed tomorrow?"

“Almost an hour now, sweetheart. Your legs have not fully recovered! Anyway, I won't interrupt your baby-making endeavors. Have a good time!"

The most recent message was just two minutes old. Upon viewing these messages, Claudia felt a rush of heat to her cheeks and hastily typed a reply.

“Hey! I'm back! Could you possibly cleanse your mind of such inappropriate thoughts?"

Despite Aurora stating she would leave her friend be, in truth, she had been waiting for Claudia's response with her phone in hand.

The moment Claudia's message landed, Aurora immediately responded.

“Alright, alright. I'll banish those thoughts!" She then inquired, “Were you comforting Mr. Dreskin earlier?