I Went to Surprise My Husband at Work—His Colleague Looked at Me With Tears and Asked, “He Hasn’t Told You Anything, Has He?”

“He hasn’t told you anything, has he?”

PART 2 — THE EIGHTH FLOOR

I stared at him.

“What are you talking about?”

“Claire, maybe we should sit somewhere private.”

“No.”

My voice came out sharper than I intended.

“If Garrett is hurt, tell me.”

“He isn’t hurt.”

Relief lasted perhaps one second.