He appeared distracted, which only served to raise another red flag. Had he decided to divorce after all? Was he writing to solicitors with the intention of blind siding her? Melody wanted to doubt it, didn't at all believe him to be the sort, but she was far too paranoid to dismiss the idea altogether. Ben very well could still decide at any moment to change his mind, and then what?

"Well," she began, wholly uncertain of any one topic to focus on. The vacation seemed long forgotten, their marriage even further than that. There were no holidays or grand parties coming up in the near future to demand their immediate attention. Really, short of the obvious questions she had, they had nothing pressing to speak of.

Bloody hell.

"Has .. has your opinion changed?" Melody asked bluntly but in a quiet tone. Her arms were folded tight across her chest, a small frown on her face. "I thought ... " Never mind what she thought, it hardly mattered here. "It's just, I need to plan if it has."