They devoured the snake meat and then shared the rich broth, completely unconcerned about the possibility of the saliva exchange.
Normally, a woman of Tina's stature, a high-achiever accustomed to a certain level of refinement, would never have shared a communal bowl with William. But right now, hunger had overridden all social niceties, and she ate with unrestrained gusto.
After finishing the broth, William ate a few more pieces of fruit, but Tina was comfortably full. Her beautiful abdomen was subtly distended beneath her blue dress.
The simple act of eating their fill in the middle of nowhere felt like pure bliss.
Just yesterday, the thought of a satisfying meal on this island had seemed unimaginable.
Following William, she realized, had been the right choice.
Tina settled onto a
