Gavin's secretary looked surprised when Audrey walked into the office shortly before noon.

She had not been there in years.

"Mrs. Whitmore?" the woman said quickly. "Do you have an appointment?"

"No. I only need a few minutes."

The secretary picked up the phone

Audrey reached the airport with more than two hours to spare.

Lydia spotted her near the check-in counters and waved.

"You made it."

Audrey nodded.

For one strange second, she could not say anything.

The suitcase beside her was not large enough to contain five y

The apartment had never seemed large to Gavin before.

Now every room felt too quiet.

On the first morning after Audrey left, he woke before six and reached for his phone before he was fully conscious.

No messages. He checked again twenty minutes later. Still nothing.