Melody was not at all reassured by his statement. There was a distinct difference between being busy with the every day stressors of life and emotionally removing himself from an already tense marriage. Their last conversation hadn't even lasted five minutes, and it was so unsubstantial that Melody was hard pressed to remember its topic. Her frown deepened as she looked from him back towards his chaotic desk. "Busy with what?" She asked tensely. It couldn't be work, these were the few quiet weeks of the year now that New Year's had ended. "What will pass?"