Chapter 29 Hard Talk

"Danner, I want to live alone in my own house for a few weeks." I drop the bomb, and indeed he is petrified by my words. His eyes rise to mine, incredulous in disbelief and anger. "You want, what!". His lips are a straight line, his face a tight mask. Unfazed, I look back at him. "I said I want some private space. We've been living together for a while and I'm starting to feel caged." His fork falls back loudly on his expensive porcelain plate. By no means am I going to let Danner overpower me this time. I stand firm in this, I want to get rid of this strenuous part in our relationship. The engagement and this living-together entangle me, restricts my freedom of movement. "What does feel cage mean?", he demands to know in a loud voice. "Listen Danner, I don't want a fight. But we live as a married couple, I have to keep you in mind all the time. Notifying you where I am going, what time and when. It's all too much. I want a lit