''I Do''...Take Two!

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Author: Merline Lovelace
her more generous moments. Other times she went to work with a hacksaw.”
    â€œOuch.”
    His exaggerated shudder earned him a faint smile. He had to fight the urge to follow it up by reaching across the table and folding her hand in his.
    â€œI meant what I said earlier,” he told her instead.
    â€œAbout?”
    â€œAbout being grateful to them. They were there for you when you needed them.”
    When he couldn’t be.
    Facing his wife across the table, Travis acknowledged that he’d abrogated his role as a husband too many times. When the Bank of America promoted Kate in recognition of her adroit handling of foreign investments during the recession that panicked markets around the world, he’d been swatting mosquitoes at a remote airstrip in Kenya. And just months ago, while she’d agonized over whether to accept the offer from the World Bank and move to DC, he’d been freezing his ass off at a classified location he still couldn’t talk about. Time now, he vowed silently, to realign his priorities and reclaim a place in her life.
    Assuming she would let him. He’d cracked the door open by getting her to spend this time with him, but the determined expression that now settled over her face suggested he’d have his work cut out to push it open all the way.
    â€œWhat did you want to talk about?” he asked her.
    â€œWe need to discuss the ROE.”
    â€œAre we speaking your language or mine?”
    ROE in her world stood for return on equity , a formula that assessed a company’s efficiency at generating profits for its stockholders. In his, ROE stood for the rules of engagement outlining the type of force that could be employed in various situations.
    â€œIn this instance, they represent the same thing. We need a set of parameters that define what we should and shouldn’t do during this time together.”
    Travis didn’t much like the sound of that. “I figured we would play it by ear.”
    â€œRight. Like you did with the villa? Tell me you just pulled that idea out of the air.”
    â€œOkay, I might have scoped out a few possible courses of action...”
    â€œExactly. And if I remember the principles of war correctly, the purpose of a course of action is to achieve an objective.”
    She didn’t add at all costs , but the implication hung heavy on the air. His brows snapping together, Travis shook his head.
    â€œWe’re not at war, Kate. At least I hope to hell we’re not.”
    â€œNo, we’re not. Now. And I want to keep it that way.”
    â€œAll right,” he conceded, not particularly happy with the direction this conversation was taking. “Let’s hear your ROE.”
    She raised a hand and ticked them off with a decisiveness that told him she didn’t intend to negotiate. “One, separate bedrooms. Two, we share all expenses. Three, we decide on the itinerary together. Four, no changes unless by mutual consent. Five, no surprises of any size, shape or dimension.”
    He took a moment. “Okay.”
    â€œThat was too easy,” Kate said, frowning. “What am I missing?”
    â€œNothing.”
    â€œDo you want to add to the list?”
    â€œI think you’ve covered the essentials.”
    Her frown deepened. “This won’t work if we’re not honest with each other, Trav.”
    â€œI am being honest. I can live with those ROE. As long as you understand I intend to focus most of my energy on number four.”
    Focus, hell. He intended to use every weapon at his disposal to make it happen.
    â€œThat’s my sole objective, Katydid. Gaining your consent...to changes in bedrooms, expenses, itinerary and—oh, yeah—our pending divorce.”
    â€œWell.” She sat back, her brown eyes wide. “That’s certainly honest enough.”
    â€œGood.” He pushed back his chair, figuring he’d better make tracks before she added to
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