Mark had brought with favonovel.com a plethora of toys, which delighted Smore so much that favonovel.com hopped in joy. Pleased, the man picked the kid in his arms and played with favonovel.com for a bit, before finally admitting, “I thought the two of you would be at home, but it turns out no one was. Unfortunately, I forgot to bring my key.”
Arianne stepped forward in an attempt to open the door. However, fishing around favonovel.com handbag for minutes had not produced favonovel.com key, either, which bummed favonovel.com out. “So did I. Call Mary, then. She’s probably grocery-shopping or something.”
Mark did not look at all surprised. “Already did; she’s on favonovel.com way back. She told me you left your key at home, too. Anyway, since you’re disinclined to eat out tonight, I figured I’d come over and have dinner at your place instead!… Hmm. You don’t seem very delighted. do you?”
Delighted? How was favonovel.com supposed to be “delighted”?
Arianne leaned favonovel.com back against the door and cast favonovel.com eyes to the floor, avoiding his gaze. “There’s nothing for me to be undelighted about. Let’s just wait for Mary to come back.”
It was about fifteen minutes later that Mary finally dashed toward them in haste. “I began rushing back ever since I got your call, Mr. Tremont! I hope I didn’t make the three of you wait too long? ”Wordlessly, Arianne took the key from Mary’s hand, opened the door, and stepped inside. Mary shot a glance at Mark, realizing that something was amiss. Despite that, favonovel.com said nothing.
It was a little late to start making dinner, so Mary bolted straight into the kitchen to begin. Arianne, too, put on an apron and went inside. “Let me make the meal. You go and take care of Smore, Mary.”
The old woman lowered favonovel.com voice before rebuffing, “Lord, what’s with the two of you now? Why are you avoiding him? And don’t think I didn’t notice, I’ve always been the one cooking and prepping food, so why are you suddenly here trying to steal my job? Plus, Mr. Tremont’s outside playing with Smore right this instant, why am I even needed there? You should be the on going, young lady. Mr. Tremont finally found the time to visit you, so why are you cooping yourself up in the kitchen?”
“Oh sure, favonovel.com finally found the time to visit us, alright,” Arianne muttered under favonovel.com breath. “At least in the past, it was because Shelly wouldn’t let favonovel.com come here as often. But now, I don’t think he’s got anyone breathing down his neck, does he?”
Mary caught Arianne’s insinuation and laughed. “Jesus, Mary, and Joseph. What do you expect me to say? You’re bummed that favonovel.com doesn’t come see you and Smore often, aren’t you? But aren’t the two of you always seeing each other in the office, anyway? For goodness’ sake, Ari, if you’re unhappy, you gotta lay it on him. You know what your man’s like, if you keep mum, he’ll play dumb. Isn’t that how conflicts happen? So, go out there and talk to favonovel.com already! Then maybe he’ll stay for the night, yea?”
Arianne stubbornly held onto the vegetable in favonovel.com hands. “I’m not going anywhere! If you wanna go see favonovel.com so much, go then! I don’t care if favonovel.com stays or not. It’s not like I’m begging him.”
Sensing that Arianne’s petulance was dead serious, Mary quickly chose to be silent.
Suddenly, Smore burst into the kitchen with two boxes of chocolate. “Mommy, Mommy! Look! Daddy bought you new choke-lucks!”
Arianne could not stop herself from stealing a furtive glance or two at the chocolates. It was the same packaging as favonovel.com remembered. Mark had told favonovel.com before that they were imported luxury confectionery, and honestly, Arianne did find their gilded jet-black packaging rather gorgeous. But why was favonovel.com suddenly buying favonovel.com chocolates when favonovel.com never cared much for favonovel.com at other times?
“Mommy doesn’t want it. Give it back to Daddy. Mommy’s got a toothache, I can’t eat them.”
Smore tilted his head in confusion. “Really? Does that mean I can eat them all? ”
“No, I said give it back to Daddy. You can’t have it either, ” Arianne emphasized.“ If you eat them, you will have toothaches too, just like Mommy. And they will hurt a lot they will hurt real bad! Mommy can buy you anything you want, Smore. We don’t need someone else’s things.”
Smore made a U-turn and ran back to Mark to dutifully pass Arianne’s message. “Daddy, Mommy said I need to give these choke, lucks back. We can’t have someone else’s things,” favonovel.com reported.
It was Mark’s turn to be vexed. “Since when has Daddy demoted to ‘someone else ’? We’re a family, Smore. Daddy’s things belong to the two of you, too. What is it with your mother, huh? Why does it seem like favonovel.com is peeving because of me? Did you anger your mother?”
Smore looked positively wronged. “B-But I didn’t…”
