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Chapter 14 - Page 2 of 14

Homemaker Husband

She grabbed me by the back of the head and pressed me into a passionate kiss. Mhiya looked on, wide-eyed. Peggy pulled away to say, "Carter, I love you."

"I love you, too."

"What about me?" asked Mhiya. She pulled us apart to squeeze in between us.

"We love you more than we love each other," I said.

Peggy, with light tears running down her face, fell forward and rested her face on my shoulder.

"Oh, you're back... I have you back."

I grinned and stroked her hair, staring out at the lake. I looked down at Mhiya and hugged her. I gripped them both in my arms.

Mhiya squealed and laughed. Peggy wrapped her arms under my shirt and around my back.

Elementary School In the kitchen, like I did every morning, I made breakfast for my daughter and prepared her lunch for school. We sat at the table having some eggs, toast, bananas, and orange juice.

After breakfast, Mhiya jumped on my back and took her lunch, and we walked out.

The routine was that I carried her on my back each day to school.

We hurried through a small crowd of pedestrians walking down the streets. We were running late for school that morning, like every other day. But since the school was four blocks from our house, we managed to get to school on time.

Shop Later that day, I wore a shirt and tie and matching pants. The weather was sunny and humid. I unbuttoned my shirt two buttons.

Chapter 14 - Page 2 of 14