My Daughter Begged Me Not to Get Off the Bus—Minutes Later, My Boyfriend Sent a Photo of My Deed Beside a Contract I Had Never Signed

He did not criticize me.

He did not refer to the divorce or ask why I had allowed Derek to have a key.

He knelt in front of Lily and let her move into his arms.

Then he looked at me.

“Show me what he sent.”

Only then did I think about the things Derek could reach inside my house.

“My documents.”

“What documents?”