Soft and Delicate

Maxen scratched the skin above his eyebrows. His eyelid fanned as he blinked, making a mental note to keep Queen Isla's morning meetings with Olivia in moderation. 

Hearing his wife mimic his mother's expression didn't sit well with him. His thoughts were a mess over the endless possibilities of Queen Isla's mannerisms rubbing off on his darling wife. 

What if Olivia would pick up other habits from Queen Isla? Habits that he didn't like to be on the receiving end of? 

For example, how Queen Isla wouldn't budge until she got from Maxen what she wanted or her constant "reminders" of matters she already said for the hundredth time. What about the way she always had the last say in everything, including his choice of cologne?