Out of her options...

"Is everything alright honey?" Reuben's voice entered Veronica's eardrum as she saw him standing at the door of their bedroom...

Reuben was standing at the door leaning his left shoulder on the wall and was waiting for Veronica to end her call with her father.

But when he saw that she was lost somewhere in her own thoughts at the middle of their conversation, he knew that she was thinking about something or someone. But still he waited for her to finish talking and when she was finally done, he asked her about if everything was okay...

Veronica gave him a slight smile which didn't reach till her eyes and said, "Yeah... Everyone is fine."

Reuben slowly walked towards Veronica and sat on the bed beside her. Taking her in his arms, he let her head rest on his shoulder whereas he kept his chin on her head.