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Chapter 1

Constantine

“Kale Blank is having a fundraiser for an underprivileged dance troupe and would like us to actually attend rather than merely send a check, and when he says he wants us to come, he means you”

My wife, Abigail, doesn’t respond She’s staring out at the garden intently When I look, though, I see nothing out of the ordinary The grass is finely trimmed The rose bushes are about to bloo to push out of the dark dirt I try again

“I told him that he’d have to pay for your new dress and he said he’d send one over which I’ll have to burn” As if I’d ever let her wear a thing soht I’d have Sidney run over a few animals as he drives me don to my office”

“Sure, dear”

Heath told e was in trouble but I brushed it off because I kneas projecting He was the one who bought his bride anted to leave hiail and I are in love and have been since high school She ot a big time promotion with an international bank Even at fourteen, she sparkled like a diauy in school wanted her, but she picked ot to her first There was a stampede to her table at lunch the first day and so how that was e and it’s been s ever since There’s a small flaw, a tiny, infinitesiail wants a baby and so far we haven’t had ail dwells on it Maybe that’s what she’s thinking about so hard this

I reach over and direct her face around with a finger under her chin until her gaze lands on me instead of the outdoor scene “Babe?”

“Yes? Did you say so?” Her eyes come into focus

“That I love you and you look gorgeous this ”

She tries to duck her head but er stops her