Chapter 54 I Miss You So Much

Nancy stood there and smiled, somewhat awkwardly.

"Mommy, I miss you so much." With that proclamation, Bobby threw himself into Nancy with no regard. His arms wrapped around her knees and he sat on her feet.

Nancy picked him up, kissed him on each of his chubby cheeks, and whispered, "I miss you, too." She was afraid to show to let on exactly how much, but her heart stung and she snuggled him in closer for a second. Hopefully, he got the message in her extra tight hold.

"My daddy said that Grandma is going through menopause, and that we should be extra patient with her. So, try to be nice, okay, Mommy?" Bobby looked up at Nancy with his big, round eyes and his father looked down and coughed to hide a laugh. Bobby whispered more nonsense in Nancy's ear, while she held him.

Nancy just smiled and humored him silently.

It was then that Angelina decided the interaction had lasted too long and become too intimate for her taste, so she snorted to bring the attention back to her.

Nancy carefully placed Bobby back on the ground and patted his head before she turned and walked towards Angelina. She spoke in a soft voice, like someone would speak if trying to calm a wild animal, "Ma'am, can I have a look at your injury? I know my specialty is pediatrics, but I am still a surgeon."

Angelina stubbornly crossed her arms over her chest and looked away, murmuring under her breath, "I have a perfectly good doctor at home, thank you." It was quite apparent that she meant she did not want Nancy in particular to check her.

Nancy had expected this and said, with a tight smile, "Mrs. Fu, as a doctor, I just want to remind you that your wound is serious and it is critical that you change the dressing as frequently as directed. Your face is beautiful. If you'd like to keep

hat he did to me? He left as soon as he met a younger woman, because I had gotten too old. He says he has just 'gone abroad'. I'm not so old that I don't realize the truth. So many say that a woman's heart is as complex and swiftly changing as the ocean. But I think a man's heart is the ocean in that you cannot see through its suspicious depths." Angelina took the opportunity to vent to another woman all of the concern, sadness, and anger she had felt at her husband's departure.

It wasn't until after she let it out that she suddenly realized that her son and grandson were still there. She didn't want them to hear her thoughts on her husband or to think she was grouping them with him.

She immediately amended her words and said, "But my Charles and Bobby aren't bad men. They are the exception."

Nancy hurriedly agreed, "I know. Many men are like that, but not these men."

Hearing that, Bobby and Charles exchanged a look with each other and smiled.

The two men finally got rid of Angelina's torture and could do anything they wanted in the living room.

Nancy supported much of the woman's weight as she helped her to her room. After washing her face and making sure there was no blood anywhere else on her, Nancy let Angelina rest.

When she entered the living room, Charles wanted to go up and give Nancy a hug, but Bobby was still there and Charles didn't want to submit him to their public displays of affection.

He could only say it with his eyes and a smile, "Thanks for your help."

"No worries, Auntie is a nice person, deep down." Nancy said with a giggle and a wink.

"Mommy, come and sleep beside me tonight!" Hearing his happiness, Nancy was drawn towards Bobby and finally hugged him with total abandon and a wide smile. Her heart was full in this moment.