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“What the heck are you doing?” I’d asked hi all over the place”

He held out his hand for the phone that was still ringing in mine

“I just caet the phone,” he said “Sorry about the mess”

“It’s fine, I would have brought it to you,” I told him

“Oh, I know I just didn’t know you were still in the rooht be Randall or my assistant”

I hadn’t thought another thing about it, until now The number on the phone that day was a Scarsdale area code, just like the nuone back into the bathroo the entire time He fully touchy about his phone lately, he was distant and anxious and he spent a lot of tiht say those were all signs that he was having an affair I toldsilly Aiden would never have an affair He loved me and Eric Our family was more important to him than that I put the card back down on the table, but I just couldn’t get myself to walk away I picked it back up and looked at it then I sat it back down I wasn’t usually so indecisive, but I wasn’t usually suspicious of , and annoyed with myself, I picked up my own phone and called Myra

“Hey, I hope it’s not too late,” I asked her

“Are you kidding, girl? I got four kids, baby If I went to bed this early I’d never get a irl?”

“I have a stupid question,” I told her

“Well, I’d like to tell you that there’s no such thing as a stupid question, but the truth is, I’ve heard quite a few in hed, I irl?”

“Okay,” I said “If your husband worked late every night, acted really strange and protective of his phone and was distant and moody towards you and the kids, and you found a card with a nu else, ould your first thought be?”