In our household my wife is pretty much in chargeand that goes for all our money matters too. I cannot remember when was thelast time I saw my pay che...k. Our argument ended when I said something I hadno right to say and although I apologized immediately, I already knew I wasgoing to get the silent treatment. All I didn't know was how long she wouldbe angry with me. I had hoped it would not be the entire vacation. My wife and I do not have your normal relationship; in fact I have no wordsto. "You will be."Dinner, for Crystal, was a dichotomy. It was somewhat of a letdown, in the sense that, while they talked about all kinds of things, none of them were anything more than casual conversation. He talked about where he grew up, and asked her questions about places she had been, and things she had seen, jobs she'd had and movies she liked. It was somewhat of a rush for her too, because, at one point, she realized he'd gotten more stories of her own history out of her than she had ever. The children had set it and would clear it, and Andy and I did the dishes. Andy was seated at the head of the table, sipping Chablis and looking reasonably sober. ‘Dear sister, we have a function Saturday night.’ This meant his date had cancelled. ‘Andy, I don’t do the public appearances. That’s your department. I’m the money manager.’ ‘The foundation would love to have you since you signed the check and sent your own money along.’ ‘I can’t. You know I’m busy on weekends.’ ‘It can’t be. ” I was excited to spend time with her and nervous too as I pulled into the parking lot and parked out front of her building. As I got out of the car, and looked up at the building, I quickly headed toward the door. She had to buzz me in and as she did, I took a deep breath and head up to her floor. As I knocked on the door, I took a deep breathe and waited patiently. As she opened the door, I stepped back slightly and nervously put on a big smile on my face. When our eyes met, and seeing her.