Twelve Months Later, Ethan Came Back With a Sleeping Newborn and a Broken Suitcase

“The office.”

Susan straightened.

“Ask him why the garage light was on at midnight.

My kitchen window looks right at it.

I can see the workbench from my sink.”

I didn’t ask him.

Not that morning.

I went inside and washed the dirt off my hands, and then I stood in the hallway with the water running until the sink was full.