Forty Nine

Abigail sighed turning her pot of hot gumbo dip, it's been a week and Marcel still doesn't come home every night and most times he ends up spending an awfully full two days outside.

The kids wouldn't stop complaining but they didn't make much noise about it like last time, cause this time they get to do video calls with him to their heart content.

To the kids they felt it was work that's having their father's attention, but Abigail knew very well who had the attention. Racheal!

Today it's a Saturday, she wondered if he would come back home today and at least spend some time with the kids.

"Daddy!!!" Abigail heard the kids voice from the sitting room, she almost dropped the big spoon she was holding... and raced to the sitting room to welcome him.

But she was able to calm herself down, she had to wait and not act like some high school kid who hasn't seen her lover in years.

"Where's your mum?" She heard Marcel ask the kids, she blushed at that. Happy he asked of her the minute he c