Mina woke at dawn, looking for her husband who must have snuck out of bed. There was a note stuck on his pillow, telling her that he had 'important' matters to tend to, and would be back before dinner, but Mina knew the man was avoiding the inevitable. She could not remember where she first heard the name Li Lee, but she knew who and what it was in reference to, and it irritated her that she was just 'babe.'
Every woman was babe to their man, and every man was babe to their woman, but Mina felt like she needed her own name, otherwise she would not be satisfied. She was in the middle of brooding when Ellie came in carrying all sorts of gifts sent by Ian, but none of them made her happy, not even the cake.
"What did Ian do?"
"He calls me babe. Do you know how generic that is?" Ellie thought about it, and she agreed because even Zane called her babe.
"What's his punishment?" Ellie asked, understanding that Mina would not be happy unless something was done.
