Twenty two

Hughes looked behind him when he heard the sounds of approaching footsteps to see Amarie coming down. "What have you been doing in the room that you have to keep the whole family waiting for you?"

Amarie gave him a seductive smile, a smile that never fails to calm him down anytime he was mad at her. "Oh honey, I had to do a thing or two" she told him as she stepped behind his chair and placed both of her hands on his shoulders to give him a massage.

Hughes was about to respond to her but Bethany spoke first. "Mom, Grandma is going to be eating with us today, you should have waited till another time to do that thing you were doing"

Angelina Enfield smiled widely and she adjusted her glasses when she heard what her granddaughter just said. "You are too kind Bethany but it's okay. Now that your mother is here we can just start eating"

" Alright Grandma '' Bethany nodded, her heart filled with joy at her grandmother's words.

Hughes did not say anything anymore but gestur