Melomiri

My husband's jokes revealed his second home.

Language: en

President Julian Vance always loved bringing his friends home for dinner, claiming it made us feel more like a family. As I served a table full of dishes I’d cooked, one of his friends grinned and spoke up. “Mrs. Vance truly has the grace of the one and only Mrs. Vance!” My expression didn't change. I playfully asked, “Oh? So there’s some petty little 'other woman' you’re comparing me to?” His friends froze, a flicker of panic in their eyes. Julian, however, just laughed and wrapped an arm around my shoulders. “Don’t listen to their nonsense. Besides you, who else in this world is…

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