“My prenatal appointment is at nine tomorrow morning.”

“You don’t have an appointment tomorrow,” David whispered.

“You have a loan closing at five past eight, and you’re going to sit in that dining room chair until you decide to act like a sensible wife.”

“Where are the keys to my Buick?” I asked.

“In my pocket,” he said.

“Right next to the fifty-dollar cash allowance I gave you yesterday morning.”

He spun on his heel and walked down the carpeted hallway toward the master bedroom, his dark shoes sinking silently into the pile.