My Wife is a Hacker by Summer

“Come on, guys. It’s still too early,” Nicole said helplessly.
There was little point in them rushing to preschool this early. Even if they did, the teachers would likely not be there yet.
“It’s not early. By the time we get there, our classmates will have been there already.” Lana argued, feeling rather impatient.
Nicole smiled and patted Lana’s head gently. “It’s really too early. Let’s have breakfast first. And then, we’ll go to school, okay?”
“Okay,” Nolan and Lana agreed, and reached for the remote to turn the TV on.
They wanted to watch something for a while to pass the time.
At first, there was some news about current political affairs, but as the children could not understand anything about the subject,
they switched to the entertainment channel. All of a sudden, Stanley’s figure appeared, on the screen, and right before their
eyes.
“It’s Uncle Stanley!” the two kids shouted in surprise as they stared at the screen.
The voice of the anchor then emanated from the TV,” Yesterday, Stanley Riddle, the third son of Daniel Riddle, met his future
father-in-law at a hotel. It seems that more good news is just around the corner...”
“Mommy, what’s going on?” Nolan and Lana asked in confusion.
While they understood a little of what was going on, they could grasp the full gravity of what they just heard. ‘Is Uncle Stanley
getting married? But why is nothing happening at home?’ Nicole was also surprised. She did not know that Stanley had gone out
last night to discuss marriage plans. ‘Is he not planning to discuss it with the family first?’ “Were they talking about Stanley?”
Gloria and Daniel approached them, having overheard the news.
“Mom, well... let Stanley explain it to you.” Nicole said.
She was feeling uneasy, and was not in the least aware of what was going on either.
“An explanation? What are you talking about?” Stanley asked.
He too had overheard Nicole, and was just as confused as the rest of them were.
“Uncle Stanley, are you getting married?” Nolan and Lana asked in unison.

“No?” Stanley replied, and shot them a look of bewilderment. “Why are the children asking me about this?’ In response, Lana
pointed at the TV and said, “But the news just said that you and Cherry met your future father-in-law yesterday.”
“The news?!” Stanley was shocked, his mouth wide and hanging. ‘So, are they saying that the paparazzi took pictures when I
went over to help Cherry out yesterday?! And it’s all over the news now?! Gosh!’ “Yes, it was just on TV.” Nolan and Lana
nodded vigorously, indicating that they were not lying.
“Stanley, you were pretty absentminded throughout the evening last night. Was it because of this?” Gloria asked resentfully. “You
didn’t tell us a thing. Is it because you were afraid that we wouldn’t give you our blessings?”
“No.” Stanley said, wanting to clear the air.
“Well, why didn’t you tell us then?” Gloria shot back.
“I’m not getting married. The situation yesterday was rather peculiar, and I was just there to help,” Stanley explained as he
furrowed his brows.
If he did not clarify things now, the misunderstanding would grow in severity, and eventually spiral out of control.
“How can you help, especially in situations like these?” Gloria widened her eyes in astonishment.
She thought that parents were usually the ones who would step in and help out in issues like these.
“No, you’re mistaken. Actually, Cherry and I are not what you think we are,”
Stanley continued, trying to explain everything to his family.
Gloria, on the other hand, was even more taken aback by his ham-fisted attempt at clearing the air. “You said she was your
girlfriend in front of everyone at the dinner table. What kind of relationship do you both have if it isn’t what we think it is?”
The idea that there was more than one sort of girlfriend was ludicrous, unthinkable, and unheard of to Gloria.
And just like that, Stanley was rendered powerless and speechless as though a gut punch had winded him. All he could do was
stand there, not knowing what to say or how best to explain his predicament to his family.
If he had known the situation would spiral to what it had become, he would have not accepted Cherry’s proposal. As of now, it
was already difficult enough to state his case and explain himself to his family.