Abi sighed, "This is liking pulling teeth," she thought to herself. After a moment she took his hand. "The food can wait, come." And she led him to the porch, sat demurely on a chair and motioned for him to sit across from her."<br/><br/>She smiled, "So, you are a policeman. I am curious, do you like it? What is the biggest challenge? Is it dangerous? Have you ever felt like your life was in danger? You used to serve in Kansas City, so what is different about being in a small town like Sedgwick?" Abi was trying to get him to talk to her. To tell her about himself, to ask her about herself. Only by doing this could they hope to reset their marriage. Up until now Xavier seemed incapable of breaking out of the familiar pattern of his set image of her and his expectations. She would be happy to give him a lecture on Sappho, but she really wanted to talk with him. And the truth was she really had no idea about his life as a cop. He would never talk about his work. There had been a major incident in KC once that she had to read about in the papers as he never said a thing.<br/><br/>"Talk to me, tell me about you... and then ask me about me. That's what I want." Her eyes had a pleading aspect to them.