"That's a very cold welcome, dear wife," Andrew said, feigning hurt, but Carolina didn't buy his act and replied, "You only come to the lab to bother me or to ask for something. Drop the act."
Andrew laughed at Carolina's words but didn't take it too seriously, knowing she was only pretending to be annoyed. Without any shame, he got close, leaned in, and gave her a tender kiss.
It was clear she wasn't actually upset; she received the kiss calmly and even wrapped her arms around his neck. Andrew placed his hands between Carolina's lower back and the chair she was sitting on, lifting her.
He then took the seat and set her on his lap. Now they were close, looking at each other. Carolina smiled and said, "See? You just came to bother me," to which Andrew smiled and kissed her again.
