At 2:00 a.m., My Husband Thought I Was Asleep While He Emptied Our Safe to Run Off With His Mistress. Before Leaving, He Kissed Me and Whispered, “Poor Audrey. You Never Saw This Coming.” Hours Later He Sent a Photo From the Airport. I Replied With Four Words That Made Him Call Me Immediately.
Displaying it now was not vanity.
It was a reminder that the relic Daniel mocked had always been a key, and that I had finally used it.
I thought of him only once before sleep, and not as a villain in a story I would tell at dinners.
I thought of the kiss on my forehead and the whisper that was supposed to be the last word.
Poor Audrey.
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