âDon, I got tickets for the concert in the park for next month. I hope the weather will be nice for it,â I said to my husband as he stuffed papers into his briefcase. âI do love concerts in the park. Donât you?â
âHmm,â was all he said âWhere is my agenda?â
I tried not to feel hurt by him brushing me off. It was nothing new these days. Heâd been so busy with work lately that he didnât seem to have time for me or anything else. I sighed and handed him the leather bound book. He took it without a word and zipped up his messenger bag. Slinging it over his shoulders, he picked up his travel bag and suitcase. He was off to another business trip.
âI have to go. Iâll call you from the airport,â he said as he headed downstairs. I followed him.
âWhere are you going this time?â I asked.
âDenver.â
âHow long will you be gone?â
Don shrugged. âIâm not sure. Whatâs with all the questions, huh? Iâll be back when Iâm done.â
I looked at him. âIâm sorry, dear. I want to know because I miss you when youâre gone. Thatâs all. Iâm not trying to get in your business.â
He glanced at me over his shoulder briefly before checking his phone. âThatâs probably a good thing,â he snapped. He finished typing the text and stuffed the phone in his pocket. âLook Katerina, I donât like being gone so much anymore than you do. But youâre not working much anymore. Maybe a gig here or there. And-â
âMy agent gets jobs for me, Don,â I protested softly. âI canât help it that the agencies want younger models.â
Don snorted. âBe that as it may, I donât know why you still try. Face it, baby. Youâre modeling days are over.â
Hurt washed over me but I didnât let him see it. Heâd been saying that a lot as of late. Not like I really needed to be reminded. Every rejection phone call from my agent and every glance in the mirror is reminder enough for me that my career is over. âI guess I just havenât landed the right job yet.â
âWell, until that day comes, if it ever does, I still have to work.â
âI know. Itâs just, well, we donât get to spend much time together. And-â
Don made a...