Deacon Roth was a married man. Most married men when they were going to be staying out late, often sent out messages to their spouses explaining not only the fact that they would be arriving home at a later hour than usual, but also telling their spouse why they would be doing so?
Luckily for Deacon, he and Slater did not have a genuine marriage. So it did not matter that he was at the office late and had not bothered to inform her. It was one of the few good things about their marriage. The rest of it was proving not to be so great.
Sure, Haley Slater was an early bird that believed that every morning should be started with a ridiculous amount of noise and cheer. Deacon could have almost convinced himself that he could live with that. But that was not the only issue that he had with her. The problem of her stealing his snacks had not stopped, it was still persisting.
