Walked around.
Opened the passenger door for her.
Adele smiled.
Then they drove away.
I stood there on my crutches watching the taillights disappear.
For ten horrible seconds, my mind went exactly where anyone’s mind would go.
Then I forced myself to stop.
Adele had talked about her boyfriend at the Christmas party.
That didn’t prove anything.
Neither did Harold opening a door.
But one thing was indisputable.
My husband had time.
Apparently, detours weren’t the problem.
The passenger was.
That evening, I waited until Sasha and Nicki were upstairs.
“I saw you this morning.”
Harold was standing in front of the refrigerator.
“At the hospital?”