Makoto's naive, she doesn't ask enough questions about her husband, and it's obvious that he doesn't have strong feelings for being away from work so often...
On the other hand, these two chapters show a more traditional kind of mutual affection, aki feels soothed by sensei's help, and makoto is finally useful for something... moreover when she observes aki we feel that she's in love but she pushes away this idea.
If the author continues in this way, makoto won't want to stay like a simple housewife who's bored , and aki will be able to count on her to help him in his heavy task of mangaka !
I frankly hope that the author will make the lines move, the call from the husband to say he's not coming home and makoto's joy of being able to stay with aki instead of seeing her husband again must finally lead to something!