I am not sure that you laughing would have been a bad thing. I frequently want to do the same thing. Let them worry about our sanity for a change. A slightly murderous look in the eye wouldn't go amiss either. Har har.
I can see how things would be kind of strained at homecoming. Like my xSO your H is going through a hard time. We care and therefore we want to try to help even if that us nothing more than trying to share their load. But even if they want us to they push us away by deed and words. Logic need not apply.
