Jake's words broke the silence between Michael and Wendy. Michael pursed his lips and quickened his pace towards the dining table. He looked at the chicken drumstick that Jake had put in his bowl and picked up his cutlery to pass the drumstick back. "You can have it since you like it." It was not about the chicken drumsticks, but more importantly, Jake had lifted the atmosphere between Michael and Wendy.
Michael took a piece of chicken breast meat but stopped mid-air. He put the piece of chicken breast into Wendy's bowl instead. "I remember you have a preference for chicken breast meat."
Wendy looked down at the piece of meat in her bowl and mumbled a word of thanks without looking up. Although it seemed a little awkward at the dining table, it was way better than the days where they used to quarrel a lot.
After dinner, Wendy did the dishes quickly and took a shower when she was done.
