Lauren's lip

The plastic surgeon who stitched her over the weekend pronounced himself satisfied with Lauren's recovery. It looks much better and doesn't seem to be bothering her at all. Of course, his order to keep her on a soft diet this week has allowed her to polish off a large number of croissants, so there's no reason she shouldn't be happy. Monday was probably the toughest day, and though she kept denying she was in pain, her demeanor and body language suggested otherwise. Yesterday, when I asked her if she had told me it didn't hurt because she didn't want me to give her medicine, she gave me one of her classic smirks. A fat, throbbing lip is apparently preferable to me with a medicine dropper.