Chapter 23: Sore Eyes

James Black watched Jane Sampson's elated demeanor and couldn't shake the feeling that he had done something wrong.

But after pondering, he hadn't imposed any rules or expectations on his wife, so she didn't need to be a housewife, and in fact, James preferred that Jane had her own job and things to do, so that her time wouldn't be hard to pass when he was at the team base.

After the meal, they left the restaurant, James still driving, and Jane sat in the passenger seat, in much higher spirits on the way back than when they'd come.

Although she wasn't so overjoyed as to hum songs with abandon, Jane's mood was indeed just like that.

They were stuck in traffic for nearly an hour on the road, and by the time they got home, it was past nine o'clock. The first thing Jane did upon arriving home was to take off James's coat and stand stiffly in front of the air conditioner, basking in the cool breeze.