What am I supposed to do?”“I wish I could be home with you this weekend, but I’m going to have to pull some extra shifts.”“You’re never home!”“Sweetheart, you just need to be patient for a few more weeks. They’re trying to hire more officers.”“I can’t believe you’re going to be working all weekend for the fourth weekend in a row! I never see you and when I do, you’re too busy sleeping to even know I’m here!”“Calm down, Shannon, I’ve got to work and there is nothing either one of us can do to change that.”“Whatever.”“Watch it, Shan.” * * * The trip to Missouri had been a spur of the moment decision. A friend wanted to visit her family’s cabin on the Lake of the Ozarks and needed a ride. Landon had been working a lot of overtime in the last few months. I was tired of it.When he was home, he was tired and I was feeling more than a little neglected. So perhaps it was a bit impulsive of me to volunteer to drive my friend Rachel to Missouri without consulting Landon.
