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"Me?" he coughed as he almost choked on his wine, "the entire time? I find that hard to believe," he said with raised eyebrows.

She smirked, "when we weren't talking about you we talked about how expensive it is to maintain your harem."

"Come on Juri, you know I'm in the process of dismantling it but these things take time," he responded defensively.

Already he felt like his plan to rekindle the friendship he once shared with his wife was starting to like mission impossible. He thought that with more time spent together his plan would come to fruition as he knew he loved his wife and she had been a trusted confidant to him.

"Hey, don't get upset, remember you are the one who asked," she said placatingly.

Even if it was a touchy subject it still felt good to tease Juval about and she couldn't care less if he disapproved about being provoked. They hardly saw each other before the wedding and now it seemed like their responsibilities had doubled considerably after the wedding.