closed my eyes and asked “When?” He responded “The first time?” and those three words almost made me drop the phone. The first time meant there had been others. This wasn’t one drunken incident he’d regretted immediately. I asked, “How many times?” He said, “I don’t know.”
“You don’t know?”
“I didn’t count.” I covered my mouth. He hurried on: “Claire, I know how that sounds.” I asked, “Do you?” He replied, “Yes.” I told him, “I don’t think you do.”
He said, “It happened after a client dinner in
