When lunch was over, the lawyer took his leave, but not before highly praising Mara’s cooking skills and promising to visit anytime he was in the area. Mara breathed a huge sigh of relief when he finally entered his car and drove off. She now had the entire living room to herself and the love of her life.

“Have you seen Leo? Let’s go see him,” she said, pulling Leo by the hand.

“Oh, don’t worry. I’ve gone to see him. He was fast asleep. Let’s not disturb him please.”

“Then I need to put him to bed,” she said and hurried off alone to the nursery.

As expected, she...