Deidre gave the girl a half-smirk when Spencer inquired about her week.<strong> “Pretty quiet to be honest with you… Andrew had to work late all week, so Katherine was in bed before he got home most nights. I just crawled in bed with a book and a glass of wine most nights.”</strong>She shrugged.<strong> “It’s Andrew’s busy season right now, so I suppose I should be used to it by now.”</strong>In truth, she found it increasingly hard to adapt to his absence. It had been two weeks since they had sex, and even that had been a barely enjoyable exercise. Even his kisses now had the sour taste of duty. Not that she could claim any better on her end.<br/><br/>She realized how her face must have looked like to Spencer so she quickly flashed the girl a smile. No need to share her marital problems with the babysitter.<strong>“Anyway, it’s good to hear you can stick around, we’ll probably have to cancel our dinner reservations and go someplace else. At this rate, we’ll be lucky to be an hour late.”<br/></strong><br/>