My wife on the phone

My wife was on the phone, somewhat irritated. She worked in the market division of a major food company. Before we were married, she was on the road a lot, but had gotten a promotion shortly after she got back from our honeymoon, and hadn't had to travel since. One of their field representatives, though, had made a real mess of things, and my wife was going to have to be gone for at least a week straightening things out. She asked me to pack her a couple of bags, as she was only going to have time to swing by the house before heading to the airport.

I was in our bedroom and had just finished packing two bags for my wife when...