“You didn’t know I was coming.”

“I keep the spare room ready.

That’s what a spare room is for.”

I cried then.

Not a dramatic collapse, just a sudden, embarrassing rush of tears while I stood in a hallway that smelled like toast.

She took Miles gently and waited for me to regain my breath.

I told her Kyle wanted a divorce.

I did not tell her about the drive, not yet.