cream next to her.
There were women's clothes hanging in the closet.
Two toothbrushes were in the bathroom.
Two cups of coffee were on the table.
That was not a chance encounter.
It was not a misunderstanding.
They had come together.
I looked at Daniel.
— Since when?
He closed the door.
— Laura...
— Since when?
Emily looked away.
Daniel swallowed saliva.
— Eight months.
Eight months.
Seventeen years of marriage reduced to eight months of lies.
I felt strangely calm.
Does she know you're married?
Emily answered before Daniel could do it.
- Yes.
I turned to her.
“And that didn’t bother you?”
His face strained.
“He told me that your marriage was over.
I looked at Daniel again.
He didn't say anything.
That silence said it all.
“Were I finished?”
“Laura, things between us haven’t gone well for a long time.
- That's funny. You never mentioned that while eating dinners
