Office(2):Grey Goose

“Because she was the Alpha female. Now, as my mate, it’s your job.” I had been afraid of this but still I continued putting forth my defence.

“Christine's done those jobs for years and she loves it. We can’t take that from her. She looks so happy when she’s organizing and cooking. I’m sure she’d step aside if I said I wanted to take over, but I wouldn’t be nearly as good at it and she’d probably feel hurt, even lost.” His expression seemed to be wavering, so I pressed my advantage.

“Don’t get me wrong, I’m not trying to avoid my responsibilities. Someday, when she wants to retire, I’ll take over but until then I’d rather stay on the sidelines and help out now and then, sort of like being an understudy or an Alpha-female-in-training.”

“Hmm, I see your point about Christine. But you still don’t have to work. I have more than enough for the two of us.”

“But what will I do with my time? It was nice to wander around this week, visiting and reading and napping but I can’t do that all the