My timing was out when I spoke to her. She had all the answers. “Bianca, you go to all these work functions, and you want to tell me spouses are not welcome at any?” “Ian, we work with top-secret government contracts. Sometimes things slip out, so we safeguard.” “Once a week?” “Are you accusing me of cheating, Ian?” she had a rather difficult temper. We had only been married a year. “No, but things feel different. If I do...

We finished the beer and made stupid jokes, laying in the bed of the truck. Jane also filled me in on what waited for me at the building site, so I started to prepare my thought process. Sunday morning, I called Bianca. “We are leaving at lunch, there is an issue with the flights. I am driving us.” “Okay, who is us?” “Jasmine and myself. She is just grateful. She also says having a truck will make it a lot easier getting...