“My friend just had a baby,” my husband said coldly. “She’s moving in for six months, and you’ll take care of her.” I smiled and answered, “Of course.”

confirming the largest contract my company had secured that year.

Outside, bright sunlight filled the garden.

The house was silent.

But it wasn’t lonely.

It was quiet.

There is a difference.

Daniel once believed his biggest mistake was being caught.

It wasn’t.

His biggest mistake was assuming the woman cleaning the house was getting it ready for his new life.

I was.

Just not the life he had imagined.