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I pulled out my wallet and took out an American Express card It was in the business name and it had some ridiculous limit on it that I couldn’t even recall at the moment I really didn’t care; I just wanted Mark to be taken care of I handed it to her and said, “Use this for now, I’ll get an account set up for you and get some money into it this week”

Cecile had tears in her eyes She threw her arms around in to tell you how much it means to me that you would do this for us”

“For Mark,” I re her arms from around my neck “I love my wife, Cecile”

“Of course you do,” she said with a smile

The rest of the day with Mark was as perfect as the first part I went ho lasted until I saife and uilt wash over me, like I had cheated on the to Holly I needed to tell her and soon, but the ti it, waiting for the perfect opportunity When that time came, I let it pass

The first night I was supposed to be hoot called by Randall to go sign soone, Holly had found the business card with Cecile’s nuuess she must have called it and Cecile answered Holly didn’t knoho she was talking to, so I assume Cecile didn’t either But what it left Holly as the idea that I was having an affair That night, my beautiful, blunt, brutally honest aited up for ot ho an affair?”

I didn’t know about her finding the nu off before putting Eric down so I said, honestly, “What? No, Holly, ould you ask ht Here,” I told her, taking out my phone “I’ll call him, you can ask him yourself”

“I believe you ith Randall tonight, Aiden But, I’ why there’s a woman out in Scarsdale soht or to? She didn’t see for you”

I should have told her right then I should have just fessed up and given Holly the credit she deserved But instead, out of fear that she would be angry and not let me see Mark, or worse yet, try and leave me and take Eric, I lied

I forced a laugh that I hoped sounded natural and I said, “Oh, that was Mrs Lange”

“Who?”