================================================================================================================<br/><br/>Christian finally caught a lull in the bullshitting and schmoozing with his colleagues long enough to realize he needed to use the Men's room to relieve himself.  As he stood over the urinal, he glanced at his wrist watch and realized nearly  2 hours had passed by, and it was approaching 10:00 PM.  Certainly his wife must be pissed, but upon checking his cell phone, there were no missed calls or texts from Serena, so apparently that was a good sign.  He washed his hands, and exited the men's room, wondering around the permitter to see if he could catch sight of his wife.  Approaching the group of wive's he first left her with, there was no sign of her in their company.  He also checked the other ballrooms, and bars in the main area, and even the dance floor, but no sign of her.<br/><br/>Digging the cell phone out of his pocket, he attempted to text her and see if she was ready to go.<br/><br/><div align="center"><strong><em>Hey Hun, so Sorry I lost track of time.  Are you OK?  Ready to leave yet?</em></strong></div><br/>===================================================================================================================