MY HUBBY

ITS NOT NEW

Charlie's heart is racing as she moves through the house.

She pauses close to the doorway, saying, "The first person I should see is my husband. And he should, please, miss me more. He should give me a big hug and a kiss." She blushes at her own wish.

She steps into their living room and lets out a sigh, but she can also hear laughter. She pouts upon realizing that Leo is the only person not present. Although she was unable to locate him, she believes he is most likely preoccupied with her father.

Her heart was gladdened to see them all together and having a good conversation.

"Oh, they have arrived already." says Mrs. Andrea.

"How are all of you doing?" Sara approaches them with a smile.

"Mum...?" Charlie grumbles as he approaches Mrs. Joseph, who greets her daughter with a warm embrace and a happy smile.

"Aww...my gorgeous baby..." Mrs. Joseph gives her a kiss.

A cough is then let out, and Charlie and her mother-in-law laugh.She gets up and asks, "How are you, my baby?" as she sits next to Leena. She hugs her while wiping away fake tears.

With a smile, Leena hugs her and says, "Stop it, Vadina. Please be true with me and do not hurt my feelings." Charlie scowls as she says, "I love you, Leena. Do not you believe me?" She says, putting her face up to make her grin.

"Leena, do not be depressed. She is not our Charlie anymore. If she claims to love, you can be sure it is a lie because she is in love with her husband." As everyone smiles at the embarrassed girl, Sara pats Charlie, making her ears red.

"Hey, Sara, quit it." Charlie mutters as Sara and Leena give each other a high five, causing her to gasp.

After a pleasant conversation, she discovers Peter entering. She had assumed that Leo would eventually follow him inside.

Three of these girls decided to spend some time relaxing in Sara's room.

Charlie inquires, "Leena, my hubby? " while they are watching a movie. Where is he? I have not seen him anywhere inside since I got home. Peter arrived later, along with Papa and Appa. Is he with John  brother? Lying on Leena's stomach, she queries.

Leena puts down her chips and takes a sharp look at Sara sitting on the couch. Sara knows that Leo was not in Mumbai because of work-related problems; he had to stay and work his ass out once more.

Sara gives a confident blink, and Leena smiles and nods.

Charlie looks up at Leena, who is eating nonchalantly while leaning against the bedboard, and frowns, saying, "I asked you something, Leena...?" Charlie looks serious as she demands to sit in front of her.

Leena swallows, pretending not to hear what she just saw on TV.

"Hey, baby...?" Distracting her, Sara calls it "c'mere..." Charlie approaches her and sits next to her, pouting, while she calls out to her with her hand.

"She informed me that Hubby had urgent work, but he has not arrived yet." Sara continues, but before she can finish, she sees her filling eyes.

"It is not li———, baby." Charlie gives up after Sara tries to persuade her by holding up her hand.

"It is not new; I experience this with him every time. I know he is busy." Charlie says as she quietly sniffs his way out of the room.

Leena and Sara trail behind her while the rest of the family gives her a worried look and Mrs. Joseph gestures to ask, "What is wrong? Then both girls start talking "about Leo."

They nod, telling them to stay with her while she calls Leo to find out if he will be there.

The two girls follow the dejected girl up the stairs with nods.

Charlie shuts the door on their faces, but they manage to slip inside without being noticed. When they do, they find her sobbing like a little child in bed, hiccupping and breathing heavily while her face is nestled between the pillow palms on both sides.

"Ahh...stop it, Charlie, baby." Sara says, fretfully seated next to her.

"Vadina, please. He told me to tell you, but I am worried about your reaction. Please do not cry; he promised to pick you up when you get back to our house." Speaking, Leena pulled her head into her lap and leaned against the bedboard.

"No...I detest your brother. I know he is mad at me, which is why he lied and stayed there. He does not want to come here, but I miss him." She whimpers while hiccupping on her laps.

Sara shook her head and wiped away her tears "Do not you think that Leo is being honest, he really works hard, you do not know...? Baby stop crying, you will go home anyway. Why are you thinking incorrectly...?" Do not cry. Get up, it is sad that my Lee never misses her sister-in-law, but let us enjoy our time together. Your hubby will not leave you here for many days, we know that. At least for this brief period of time, let us make it happy. C'mon, get up. Sara laments, giving Charlie a bad feeling.

Charlie shakes her head and hugs Leena's waist, saying, "No, I love you guys, I am glad you are both here for me, I am sorry I made you both sad." She gets up and says with a pout.

Wiping away her tears, Sara says, "No need, we can not be angry on you anyway, right?" with a smile. Leena nods and she asks, "Yes, because you are our sweetie pie vadina." Charlie giggles as Leena squeezes her cheeks, and she begins to tickle Leena, getting all over her, making her laugh uncontrollably.

When Sara sees how happy they are, she laughs and tells Charlie to stop because even after Leena passes away, she will not stop tickling her.

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Martin's family starts after supper.

"A single call will suffice; you do not need to take this much risk to see me." Mr. Andrea gives Mr. Joseph a hug.

"What do you mean by that? Are you saying that I should not come to your home or something?" he asks with a frown. Making his friend laugh, he says.

"Hey, stupid, stop it. I told you it was a risky, long-distance thing." Mr. Andrea grinned and said.

"Yet again! I will take care of it; you are the only one I have. What kind of friend abandons his best friend when he is ill? Quit talking; you have no right to say that; this is my daughter-in-law Charlie's house; we can visit whenever we please, sweetheart. She chuckles as he asks, "Always welcome, appa..." When Mr. Andrea saw them, he instantly hugged him, crying.

"Say it again, I swear I will kill you basrtad. I am worried to death hearing you got ache again. That is why I sent your daughter, because she loves you like i love you," Mr. Joseph chuckles. Mr. Joseph speaks in a crack voice while massaging his back and shedding tears.

"When I felt that pain, I lost hope, but I am glad my daughter has you, Leo, and this family———."

"Hey, idiot, stop talking. The doctor said you are strong. I do not know what caused this to happen, but I know you are strong. Take care of yourself. I am going to assign a specialist to your house." He says, grinning as he pats his cheek.

"Stop it, do not do that, I have to go to the hospital." Mr. Andrea says, shaking his head.

"Peter, please look after him for me." Mr. Joseph says, "As Peter nods and he walks away silently, Mr. Andrea chokes back his tears, knowing that his best friend is crying now but has never shown his weakness to him."