Leander decided to join her for dinner. He went downstairs but was disappointed to see the empty dining table. He heard her in the kitchen and he just wandered there without much thinking.
She was eating in the kitchen. Mary was holding the baby. Although she was eating, her entire focus was on the baby.
She was smiling when others looked at her but he knew her smile. She was not happy at all.
He stood there for almost a minute with no one noticing him. The women were gushing among themselves talking about the baby.
He cleared his throat.
The first one to look at him was Viviana. She paused for a moment before resuming. "Martha, go serve your Capo," Viviana said.
She didn't want to ruin his appetite by being in front of him. He rarely eats at home these days.
"You're not joining?" Leander asked.
