Ice and Fire novel Chapter 566

"Oh, alright. Well, thank you. But that little monkey went upstairs without meeting me," whined Cherry. She was relieved that he was home, though. She looked at the time and realised it was already late afternoon, that was usually when Joe came home. They had lost track of time while talking to each other.

"Let him be Cherry. Give him the freedom to do what he wants. It is okay!" Jackson comforted her. He then looked at Lily and said,"Okay, thank you Lily. You can go finish your work now."

"Right, sir," said Lily and turned to leave.

"Also, Lily. When you prepare dinner today, please make a little extra food. I am super hungry and may eat a lot tonight," Cherry said, feeling embarrassed at how her appetite had suddenly surged.

"Okay, sure madam, I understand," smiled Lily.

Jackson smiled when he looked at the embarrassed look on Cherry's face and said,"Well of course you are feeling hungry. You are not just eating for yourself now, you also have to provide enough nutrition for the baby. But don't worry. I can afford to feed you as much as you want."

Lily had left and Cherry looked at Jackson and cutely said,"Listen, I know you can afford to feed me lots of food but if I become fat by eating so much, you should still love me, alright?"

"I would never dislike you, Cherry. I love you. And I would like you to be a little fat actually," said Jackson. He imagined how Cherry would look with a little weight on her body. 'She would look so cute, just like Joe!' thought Jackson.

"You are so annoying! You're always teasing me like this," Cherry said and cuddled up in Jackson's chest.

In the evening, as the family sat around for dinner, Cherry attacked the food like there was no tomorrow. She got so busy eating that she paid no heed to whether Joe was eating his food or not. Jackson poured her a glass of water, in case she would choke on her food, as a result of eating so fast.

Joe, on the other hand felt unhappy and neglected. He thought his Mommy wasn't speaking to him much these days and was ignoring him. He pouted and asked Cherry,"Mommy, why aren't you talking to me today? Don't you care about me?"

"Why should I care about you?" retorted Cherry, as she ate her food from the bowl.

"Because you are my Mommy!" exclaimed Joe. He had always had Cherry's full attention and even though she was strict with him at times, Joe knew that he was his mother's darling son, no matter what!

"Yes, right. So?" replied Cherry nonchalantly.

She continued in a calm tone,"But I also need care and looking after now Joe. I am just as vulnerable and in need of care as you are."

To which Joe said,"But Daddy takes care of you. You have him by your side everyday! Isn't that enough?" Joe asked her in a dissatisfied tone. He had seen Daddy look after Mommy and be there for her. He was at home nowadays just looking after her. So what was the matter? Did Mommy need more love?