Gareth flashed a warm smile and laughed, â€œYouâ€™re welcome, darling, you know I like anything you make. What man doesnâ€™t want their wife sitting in the kitchen, bare-foot and pregnant?â€ He gave a wink letting her know he was just carrying on with the joke. A homemade meal was definitely much more preferred over fast food or going out to eat. Both of which were expensive as hell, not to mention not as healthy. Growing up he has always been taught to eat healthily and he tries his best to stick to it. He was a pretty fit man, he was proud of that, and could be a little self-conscious from time to time, with the occasional sweet-tooth of course. If there was one thing he enjoyed more than her home cooked meals it was her deserts. Since money was tight they were probably going to have cut back on that.<br/><br/>But it really wasnâ€™t too bad compared to some of the other things he knew he was going to have to give up. Noâ€¦ he was not going to think about that right here and now. No negativity at the dinner table, Gareth old boy, no negativity. None.<br/><br/>â€œI see,â€ Gareth said when she finished talking about her day. â€œI donâ€™t want to bring any negative conversation to the table, but you know I support the decision of you getting a part-time job if it comes down to that. A little more spending money, especially when we do decide weâ€™re ready to have kids, doesnâ€™t hurt.â€ He gave her a nod and took a few more bites of his food, which were once more washed down with tea. That was the honest truth. If Tina decided to get a job then Gareth was behind her one hundred percent. Anything would be helpful at the moment and he was sure that having some more spending money when kids were in the picture would help that situation as well. That discussion would come when they felt they were ready for it. Honestly, right now was not really the best time.<br/><br/>They had a lot going on right now, with Tinaâ€™s father being sick money trouble was the last thing they needed. He just couldnâ€™t get it off of his mind. â€œWe should go visit your father sometime. Itâ€™s been awhile, and I think heâ€™d love to hear how youâ€™re doing.â€ The suggestion was mostly to keep the subject off of money; he supposed he was the typical man who was always worried about getting through money trouble. With the possibility of losing everything he was trying so hard to build lingering in the air it was hard not to think about it. His mother was always scolding him about worrying too much whenever he was in a pickleâ€¦ Maybe he did worry too much. â€œWhich reminds me, I really should visit my family sometimeâ€¦ I havenâ€™t spoken to any of them since the reunion a few years ago.â€<br/><br/>Gareth looked down at his plate for a moment while he thought about his family. Unlike Christina, he didnâ€™t get along with a lot of his familyâ€¦