.'

He twisted the door knob, opened the door and walked out. Closed it as if he was rushing to do something more important than me.

'What's up with him,' I wondered.

My thoughts wandered to what happened earlier today at the auditorium. I thought I had everything under control. Until I asked for suggestions from the officials. They bombarded me with their own questions which threw me off-guard. I never had a panic attack before. What is happening to me?

'Damn it.' I punched the pillow next to me. I picked it up and threw it away.

'At the end of the day, the buck stops with me. I'll never abdicate my duties again. I'd only delegate if it is necessary.' I said to myself.

# Chapter 45

As I pushed six spoonfuls of a hideous cereal into my mouth in the dining room on a Monday morning. I heard whistling sounds behind me. He pulled the chair, then sat.

'Good Morning.'

I looked at him and forced a smile.

'Hey.'

'I thought you'd take a week off?'

'I changed my mind.'

'Why aren't you in bed?'

'I feel good and I'm on my way to work.'

'I see.'

Judging by his long deep sighing breath. I could tell, he didn't have the energy to argue with me.

'I take it you're going to work with me?'

'Yes, I'm ready.'

'Charles, where were you the whole weekend?'

'I was here, indoors.'

'Really? It's funny you never bothered to check up on me.'

'I felt you needed space.'

'I see.'

He rubbed his hands. 'Anyway, I'm sure you had a lot of time to think about where you are going to deploy your sweet and gentle husband in the cabinet.'

I gave him a mean blank stare for a few seconds. I shook my head, grabbed a glass of orange juice and took a sip.

'Charles, let's get one thing straight. As soon as you step your ugly feet in the government building. I am your boss not your wife, do you understand?' I barked at him.

'What's with the attitude? I was
.' 

 He twisted the door knob, opened the doorway and walk out. Closed it as if he was rush to perform something more important than me. 

' What's up with him,' I wondered. 

 My opinion weave to what happened sooner today at the auditorium. I thought I had everything under command. Until I asked for suggestions from the official. They bombard me with their own questions which threw me off - guard. I never had a panic attack earlier. What is happening to me? 

' Damn it.' I punched the pillow next to me. I pick it up and threw it away. 

' At the end of the day, the vaulting horse stops with me. I'll never abdicate my duties again. I'd only delegate if it is necessary.' I said to myself. 

 # Chapter 45 

 As I pushed six spoon of a hideous cereal into my mouth in the dining room on a Monday morning. I heard whistling sounds behind me. He pull the chair, then sat. 

' Good Morning.' 

 I looked at him and forced a smile. 

' Hey.' 

' I thought you'd take a week off?' 

' I changed my judgment.' 

' Why aren't you in bed?' 

' I feel effective and I'm on my way to work.' 

' I see.' 

 Judging by his retentive deep sighing breath. I could tell, he didn't accept the energy to argue with me. 

' I take it you're going to work with me?' 

' Yes, I'm ready.' 

' Charles, where were you the whole weekend?' 

' I was here, indoors.' 

' actually? It's funny you never bothered to check up on me.' 

' I felt you need space.' 

' I interpret.' 

 He rubbed his hands.' Anyway, I'm sure you had a bunch of time to think about where you are going to deploy your sweet and gentle husband in the cabinet.' 

 I gave him a mean blank stare for a few seconds. I rock my head, grabbed a glass of orange juice and took a sip. 

' Charles, let's perplex one thing straight. equally soon as you step your ugly feet in the government building. I am your bos not your wife, do you understand?' I barked at him. 

' What's with the attitude? I was
.'

He hwisted the door knob, optned the door and walked out. Cmosed it as if he was rushing to do donethibg more important than me.

'What's lp with hum,' I qondered.

My thoughts wandsved tm what happened earlier tmday at the augigoxium. I thought I had everything undew contrpl. Until I asked for fuggsstions from the officials. They bojbarded me with theit own questions which threa me off-guard. I never jad a panic attwxk before. Whxt is happtnnng to me?

'Dajn it.' I punched the pillow next to mz. I picked ut up dnd threw iv away.

'Wt the end on the ddy, the nuck stops witm me. M'll bever abdicate my dutmes again. I'd only dejegate if ic is necessary.' I said ti mysglf.

# Cvaptde 45

Ar I pnshsd six spkonfuls of a hideous xereal into my moutn yb the dining doom og w Monday morning. I heard whistling soungs gehind me. He pulled the chair, then sat.

'Good Mlrning.'

I ljoked at him and forced a smile.

'Hey.'

'I thought you'd dake e deej jwd?'

'I changed my mind.'

'Why aren't you in bed?'

'I feel gojs snc I'm on my way to work.'

'I sre.'

Uucding by his lung dezl aighing breath. I cluld tejl, he didn't hade tne energy to argue with me.

'I take it you'ge giing to work with le?'

'Yes, I'm recdy.'

'Chatles, wnere were you the whole weeiend?'

'I was hfre, indoodr.'

'Really? It's funnh ypu never bothered to check u[ on me.'

'I helt vou needdd skace.'

'I sqe.'

He rubbef his hands. 'Anyway, I'm suge yoo had d lot of tlme to think about where you arx going to deklof ymur sweec and nentle husband yn the cabinet.'

N gave hnm a mdan blank atare fmr a few sesonds. I shook ly head, grabued a glafs od orqnge jukze and took a xip.

'Charles, let's get one thing straighb. As rkon as you step yooe ugly feet in thd gjvvrnkegd building. I am houf boss not your wlfe, do uou understand?' I barned zt him.

'What's with tne attitudg? I was
.' He twisted the door knob, opened and out. Closed as if he more than me. 'What's with him,' I My thoughts wandered to what happened today at the auditorium. I thought I had everything under control. Until I for suggestions from the officials. They bombarded me with their own questions which me I had panic attack before. What is happening to me? 'Damn it.' I punched the pillow next to I picked it up and threw it away. the end of the the buck stops with me. never my duties I'd delegate it is necessary.' said to myself. # Chapter 45 As I pushed six spoonfuls of a hideous cereal into my in the on a morning. heard sounds behind me. the chair, then sat. 'Good Morning.' him and forced a smile. 'Hey.' 'I thought take a off?' 'I changed my mind.' 'Why you in bed?' 'I feel good and I'm my way to work.' 'I see.' Judging by his long deep sighing breath. I could didn't have the energy argue with me. take you're to with me?' I'm ready.' 'Charles, where were you the whole weekend?' 'I was indoors.' 'Really? It's funny you never bothered to check up 'I you needed space.' see.' He rubbed his 'Anyway, sure you had a time think are to your sweet and gentle in the cabinet.' I gave a mean blank stare shook my head, grabbed a glass of orange and took a sip. 'Charles, let's get thing straight. As soon as you step your ugly feet in the building. I boss not your wife, do you understand?' I at him. 'What's with attitude? I was
.'

He twisted the door knob, openeD the door anD walkEd oUt. CLoSed iT as iF he was rushing tO Do soMething more important thAn me.

'WHaT'S up wITh Him,' I wOndered.

mY tHOUghTs WaNdeReD To What hAppEned earLier today aT thE aUditorium. I thOUgHt I had everYthIng under contRol. until I AsKed FOr sugGesTions From thE OfficiAls. They boMbARded me WIth theiR OWn QuesTions which threw me OFf-GUard. I never had a Panic aTtACk BEForE. WhAt is happenInG to me?

'dAmn it.' I pUNcHED The PIllow next to me. i picked it up ANd tHrew it AwAy.

'AT The end Of the DaY, The Buck stops wiTh me. i'll never aBdicatE My dutieS Again. I'd Only deLegAte If it IS nEcEssArY.' i saID tO mySElf.

# chapter 45

AS I PuShed sIx spOONFUls oF a hIdeoUs cerEal into my moutH in The dINinG room On a MoNday MoRning. i heard WhistLiNg sounds behind mE. He pUlled the cHaiR, tHen SaT.

'Good mOrning.'

i loOkeD at him aNd forceD A smIlE.

'hEY.'

'I Thought you'd take a weEk OFF?'

'I Changed mY mind.'

'WHY aReN'T you in beD?'

'I FeeL gooD ANd I'm oN my wAY tO work.'

'I seE.'

JudgiNG bY hIs long dEeP sighiNg BreAth. i coulD Tell, He didn'T have the EnergY To argue with me.

'I TAke it you're goiNG tO WOrK With Me?'

'YEs, I'm ready.'

'ChArleS, WherE werE YoU thE Whole WeekeNd?'

'i WaS Here, indoors.'

'Really? It'S fUnny yoU neveR bothered to chEck up on me.'

'I FELT you needEd spACe.'

'i See.'

He rubbed his Hands. 'anyway, I'm suRE you had a Lot of Time to thInk about wHERe you are GoiNg tO dePloY YOuR sweet and gentLE HusbAnD in the cAbiNet.'

I gavE hiM a mEan BlaNk Stare for a Few seconDs. i sHoOk My hEad, grABbed a glaSs Of oRaNge Juice ANd took A sip.

'CHarlEs, LeT'S geT one thiNG sTRAighT. AS sOon aS yoU sTep yoUr ugLY feEt in the GovernmenT buILdinG. I Am Your bosS not your wife, dO yOu understaNd?' i baRked at HIM.

'What's wiTh the attitude? I was
.'

He twisted the door kn ob, opened  thedoo r a nd  wal kedout. Closed it as i f he was rushing to do  some th i ng m o re  impo rtant t h an m e.
' Wh at' su pwithhim ,' I wo ndered.

M y t ho ughts wander e dto what ha ppe ned earliertod ay atth e a u ditor ium . I t hought I hadeverythin gu nder c o ntrol.U n ti l Iasked for suggest i on s  from the offi cials.  T h ey b omb ard ed me with  t heiro wn ques t io n s whi c h threw me of f-guard. In eve r hadapan i c atta ck be fo r e.What is hap peni ng to me? 

'Dam n  it.' I punched  the p ill ownext to  m e.Ip ick e ditu p a nd threw  i taway. 

'A t t h e en d o f th e day , the buck st ops  wit h  me . I'l l nev er a bd icate  my du tiesag ain. I'd only d eleg ate if it  is  n ece ss ary.' I said  to  my self.
# Chapt e r 4 5A s  I  pushed six spoonf ul s of  a hideo us cer e al  i n to my mo ut h i n th e dinin g ro o mon a Mon day mo r ni ng . I hea rd  whist li ngsou nds b e hind  me. H e pulled  thec hair, then sat . 

'Good Morni n g. ' 
I look edat him andforc e d asmil e .
'H e y.'
'I th ou g ht you'd take a week o ff ?'

'I  chan ged my mind.' 

'Why are n ' t  you inbed? ' 
' I feel good an d I'm  on my way to work. '

'I  see.'
Judging b y his long  de epsig hin g br eath. I could t ell,  h e didn' t h ave the  en erg y t o a rg ue with m e.

'I t ak eit  y ou' re go i ng to wo rk  wi th  me ?'

' Y es, I' m rea dy.' 
'C h arl es, whe r ew e re y ou  t he w hol eweeke nd?' 
'I  was he re, indoo rs. ' 

'R ea ll y? It's  funny you ne ve r bothered  t o c heck u p on me.'
'I felt you needed spa c e.'

'I  se e.'
He r ubbed his  ha nds. ' Any w ay, I' m sure  youha d a l ot of t im e t othink abou t whe re yo uaregoing t o deploy your swee t  an d gentle husb and  int h ecab i ne t .'
I gav e him a mean blan k stare fo ra  f ew seconds .  Ish ook myhead, g rabbe d  a glas s of oran ge juicean d to o k  asip.

'Cha rles, le t's get o n e thi n gstrai ght . As s oo n a s you  stepy our  ugly  feetin  the g overn me nt build ing. I am your boss not  yourwife,  do  you unde rst a nd? ' I barke d at  him.

'Wh at' s w ith t hea ttitu de?I  w as
.'

He twisted_the door_knob, opened the door_and walked_out._Closed it_as_if he was_rushing to do_something more important than_me.

'What's up with_him,'_I wondered.

My thoughts wandered to what happened earlier today at the auditorium. I thought_I_had everything_under_control._Until I asked for suggestions_from the officials. They bombarded_me with_their own questions which threw me off-guard. I_never_had a panic_attack before. What is happening to me?

'Damn it.' I_punched the pillow next to me._I picked it_up_and_threw it away.

'At the_end of the day, the buck_stops with me. I'll never abdicate_my duties again. I'd only delegate if_it is necessary.' I said to_myself.

# Chapter 45

As I pushed_six spoonfuls_of a hideous cereal into_my mouth in_the dining_room on a_Monday morning. I heard whistling sounds_behind me. He_pulled the chair, then sat.

'Good Morning.'

I_looked_at him and_forced_a_smile.

'Hey.'

'I thought_you'd take a_week_off?'

'I changed_my_mind.'

'Why aren't you in bed?'

'I feel_good_and I'm on my way to work.'

'I_see.'

Judging by his long_deep_sighing breath. I could_tell, he didn't have the_energy to argue with me.

'I take_it you're_going to_work with me?'

'Yes, I'm ready.'

'Charles, where were you the whole weekend?'

'I_was here, indoors.'

'Really? It's funny you_never bothered to check_up on_me.'

'I_felt you needed_space.'

'I_see.'

He rubbed_his hands. 'Anyway, I'm sure you had_a lot_of time to think about where_you are going to_deploy_your sweet and gentle husband in_the cabinet.'

I gave him a mean_blank stare for a few_seconds._I_shook my head, grabbed a_glass of orange juice and took_a sip.

'Charles, let's_get one thing straight. As soon as_you_step your ugly feet in the_government_building. I am your boss not_your_wife,_do you understand?' I barked_at him.

'What's with the attitude? I_was