Arranged marriage

Home, "sweet" home

Mark looked at me and hung up the phone. I stood up and walked up to him.

"What is going on?" I asked approaching him.

His eyes turned steel gray and distanced.

"Nothing you should worry about" he said coldly.

"You know you can tell me. Who were you talking to? Or should I say yelled at?"

He raised his hands as if he was defending himself.

"What's up with all this interrogation? Nothing is going on!"

He started yelling. Now, that was Mark I had met. Cold, angry and shut off.

"Okay, you can have it the way you want. I'm going back to bed."

I laid in bed. What the fuck is going on? Why is he so weird and cold?

When I woke up, Mark wasn't in our suite and I noticed he didn't come to bed at all. I got dressed fast and got down to get breakfast.

"Good morning sweetie" Pa sang in my ear and kissed my cheek.

Pa and mr. Jepsen in their good mood as always. Mark was sitting at the table with his laptop, eyebrows all wrinkled on his forehead. I decided to leave him alone, he has a lot of things on his mind. He doesn't need me complaining on top of everything.

"Did you sleep well?" mr. Jepsen asked.

"Yes, thank you. And you?"

"Like a baby."

He smiled. We had to go sightseeing today, but I noticed it's not going to be fun as the last one.

"Mark, we have an appointment with Lucija in 15 minutes."

"Huh? Sorry, what?"

He looked at me, eyebrows lifted. Mr. Jepsen looked at him angryly.

"We are going sightseeing today, remember?" I repeated slowly.

"Oh, I'm sorry, I have to finish this, it can't wait. You go and have fun with Lucija. I'll join you if I manage to finish in time."

I looked at him, obviously shocked. He's just going to leave me to go by myself? He smiled. I realized it was a fake smile. Something is going on and I don't like it!

Mr. Jepsen turned over to face him.

"So, you're just going to leave your wife to go all by herself?"

He was as surprised as me.

"She's a big girl, she'll manage it. And she is not going by herself. Our guide will be with her. Right?"

He looked at me and I noticed dark circles under his eyes. What has he been doing all night?

"I don't think it's a good idea. You should go with your wife."

He waved his finger threatningly.

"Leave me alone, I'm busy! I said, she can go by herself, I don't care! Please, let me work!"

He was obviously upset.

"Let him have it his way, I'm going."

I kissed Pa on the cheek and smiled at mr. Jepsen. I asked the driver to take me to Stradun where I was about to meet Lucija. She was standing there, waving.

"Did you come alone? Where is Mark?"

"He is cranky this morning so I left him at the hotel. It'll be just us. Let's learn something new."