She was blocking his view of the TV, he didn’t want to watch TV anyways, he wanted to be here with Pallabi, he put his arms around her waist as she stood in front of him, he pulled her close to him in a way that his head was in close contact with her belly as they talked, she in turn put her hands on his shoulders, occasionally letting them roam to his face and the back of his head,

“News? Hmm, whatever could it be? I hope it’s not something really distressing unless you want to see me pass out right here for you, then that’s fine” She said,...