Gwen looked further and saw that Allen was scheduled to leave on the 14th of December and not scheduled to return until the 16th of December. Gwen sat for a moment as she thought of the dates of the auction, and then realized that the date for the auction and Allens dates of travel were conflicting. She began to wonder if Allen had remembered the dates of the auction when his schedule was set. She thought to bring it to his attention, but thought against it because she didnt want him to think that she was snooping. Instead, she composed herself and continued to clean the kitchen.
Allen quietly walked into the kitchen
with a towel wrapped around his waist and a smile on his face. He
reached around Gwen and began to rub her stomach hoping to get her
motor running. Gwen made no movements or comments about Allens
advances. Instead she showed her disinterest by walking away from
Allen and going into the bathroom. Allen stood with a dejected look on
his face as he watched Gwen silently walk away. Allen sat and thought
for a moment about Gwens demeanor and what could have brought the
change on. After finding no answers, Allen went to find out what was
bothering Gwen.
"Baby, is everything OK?" Allen asked as he knocked on the door.
"Yes," Gwen lied, "Ill be out in a minute."
"Are you sure nothing is bothering you?" Allen persisted.
Silence initially met Allens question, then Gwen opened the door and
looked at Allen.
"We can talk about anything right? I mean we do have that type of
relationship right?"
"Of course. Is there something wrong? Do you need to talk to me
about anything?"
Gwen went and sat on the edge of the bed and took a deep breath.
"It really isnt that big of a deal." She said as she raised her head.
"Well what is it," Allen followed, "the suspense is killing me."
"When I was cleaning your kitchen I noticed your itinerary. I wasnt
looking for anything or going through your things or anything like that, it
was just sitting on the counter when I started wiping them down and I
saw it."
"Is that all? I was going to tell you about that. I tried to call you
yesterday but I got your voice mail and thought if I couldnt talk to you I
would just wait until I saw you later in the evening. Then we got here
and got into one another and I forgot about it."
"Did you forget about the auction?"
"No, not at all."
"Then why did you schedule work on those days?"
"I didnt. My boss called me and told me that he was scheduling me
to meet with other members of the board to discuss new opportunities
for Nike and they wanted me to head them. He said that he would be
sending my itinerary over and when it arrived, these were the dates of
travel. What was I supposed to do?"
"Tell them that you already had plans for those days and go the week
after."
"Oh yeah, I forgot, it is my name on top of the building. "