Dinner that night was a quiet one. Finnick was thinking about his unfinished business from earlier.
Vivian was mulling over lunch with Samuel the next day.
Larry was recalling what he learned in school that day and all the events that had happened.
As they were lost in their own thoughts, it wasn't all that strange that the dining table was quiet.
After dinner, the family of three sat together in the living room to watch TV before returning to their rooms to call it a night.
Just when Finnick was going to pick up where he left off, Larry knocked on their bedroom door.
Sighing helplessly, he rolled off the bed to open the door.
"Goodnight, Mommy, and Daddy." Larry turned and left after bidding them goodnight.
Not just Finnick, but even Vivian was flummoxed. What's wrong with little pumpkin? Why did he come here just to say goodnight and then leave?
Unknown to them, Larry's teacher from school was the reason behind his odd behavior. His teacher taught them to say goodnight to their parents before going to bed at night because that would make them very happy.
Hence, Larry decided to test the theory out that night.
However, what he received in return wasn't his parents' smiling faces. Instead, he could vaguely sense their exasperation.
Did I get it wrong, or did the teacher teach us the wrong stuff? Larry honestly had no idea and could only ask his teacher in school the next day.
Due to Larry's interruption, the flames of desire in Finnick were extinguished, so he took Vivian into his arms and decided to sleep.
"Goodnight, Honey." Finnick planted a chaste kiss on Vivian's cheek before closing his eyes.
Meanwhile, the corners of Vivian's lips rose slightly because of this rather comical scene.
Before long, sleep came over her.
The next morning, Vivian called Finnick who was at work, telling him that she wanted to shop for appropriate attire.
After all, she needed to be in her best looks when meeting her grandfather-in-law for the very first
time; it was a sign of respect too.
In recent years, she rarely went shopping because she was in a bad place.
She would either randomly buy clothes from street shops and make do with them or get Benedict to help her buy all of the new clothes of whatever season they were in.
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