"Come on darling, I'm fine! Besides it's only for a few minutes", he begged.
"If those men show up, you'll be tempted to go back to work. I'm not having it!" She folded her arms against her chest.
"Trust me, I won't", he said, a little more seriously than usual and his face a little grim.
"What do you mean by that?" Her frown deepened when she noticed this. Was there something she was unaware of?
"What's going on?" Xavier asked as he walked over.
"Your mom won't let my boys visit me", he shrugged. "One of them came and failed to see me."
"Happy wife, happy husband", Richard reminded as he walked in behind Xavier to sit on a sofa.
"Victoria, you can be there with him when they visit. She can be there with you, right?" Stella questioned as she sat down next to her husband, giving the look that said his answer could only be 'yes'.
