He lowered his voice, asking in a flat tone, "Feeling any better?" His expression looked a bit stiff.
The moment Celestia heard Jareth ask that, she thought he might actually be worried about her-but then something clicked, and that glimmer of surprise quickly faded from her face.
"I'm not sick. So what exactly should be getting better?"
Her cold cut-off left Jareth a little embarrassed, but he swallowed the frustration and said calmly, "Why'd you skip the check-up?"
Celestia casually flipped through the magazine in her hands. "No special reason." She kept a neutral tone, like it was no big deal. Then she glanced up at him, catching the tired, slightly bruised look on his face.
"Why? How'd you even know I didn't go? Don't you pretty much hate me? And this baby you didn't w
