I return to my husband after a six month separation and his solution to saving our marriage is to take me on a Caribbean holiday. And then, when things don’t go his way, he handcuffs me to him as I sleep. The look on the staff’s face was priceless as we opened the door, handcuffed to each other to receive our breakfast tray. I was quiet at the breakfast table set up on our private balcony overlooking the sea as Johnathan read the news on his tablet. He finally put it down to look at me.
“I’m sorry about last night,” he said. “You’re frustrating the hell out of me. I don’t know what you want.”
“A divorce.”
“Not going to happen. Bad for business.”
I rolled my eyes until they settled on wave runners zooming by in the choppy sea. I looked down at the handcuffs and yanked his wrist. He yanked it back.
I asked, “How long are we going to stay handcuffed to each other?”
“As long as it takes.”
I sipped my coffee, nibbled on toast and relaxed in my chair letting the warm sun ease away my tension.