THE GAME

It's been three days of Astrid being in the hospital and Julian stared at Astrid as he fed her quietly, wondering if she was still mad at him. 

She had refused to say a word, and the silence between them was starting to get uncomfortable.

He had just finally convinced her to eat, and she only agreed there was no way he planned to disrupt that opportunity now.

"What?" she mumbled about snatching the spoon from him but he held on to it tightly.

After a while, Astrid finally broke the silence. "When is the marriage with Mattie going to take place?" she asked, her voice devoid of emotion.

Julian was taken aback by the question. "Why?" He asked in shock.

 "I thought the marriage wouldn't go through," he replied, trying to gauge her reaction.

Astrid's expression turned irritated. "Are you trying to protect her again?" she asked, her voice laced with annoyance.