Spicing it Up

Douglas and Elizabeth sat there, both looking at their cell phones instead of holding a conversation together. Douglas sighed.

"I'm tired of living like this," he said.

"Pardon?" Elizabeth asked, startled.

"The magic is gone. I mean, when we had Jamaal around, those were exciting times. Excruciating, yes. But exciting."

"And then you cheated," Elizabeth pointed out crossly.

"And you know what Jada did to solve that problem, darling," Douglas said.

"Hmm. Locked you up. So what?" Elizabeth looked at him, looking intrigued for the first time in ages.

"I saw they are having an African foreign exchange student that needs a host family. And he's 18."

Elizabeth looked at the site. Nsaku. She felt a tingle she hadn't felt in ages.