When Rosa returned in the evening, Lucy was busy preparing dinner while Renzo sat in front of the television, engrossed in a cartoon."Hey!" Rosa called out with a bright smile."Hey, yourself," Lucy smiled back. "How was your day?""Good—great, actually. I got a lot of work done," Rosa said, a look of pure contentment on her face. Lucy nodded, glad that at least one of them had had a productive, stress-free day. “How was your day, by the way?” Rosa asked. She set her handbag on the table and headed straight to Renzo, pressing a kiss to the top of his head—a simple gesture that was enough to wash away all the exhaustion of her own day.She then moved into the kitchen to help with the meal. "Here, let me do this," she insisted, gently easing the ladle from Lucy’s hand as she took over stirring the pasta in the pan."It's almost done," Lucy said, taking the ladle back from her. "You go and freshen up, then we can have a hot dinner together."Rosa reached over and planted a quick, affec
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