Enough.
"What?"
"Melissa."
"I don't know what you mean."
"Try again."
Another pause.
"Laura, where is this coming from?"
"Rachel messaged me."
Nothing.
Then, "Rachel from work?"
"Yes."
His voice changed immediately.
"What did she say?"
I closed my eyes.
Not: Why would she contact you?
Not: What are you talking about?
What did she say?
I asked, "Who is Melissa?"
He sighed. "It's not what you think."
There it was.
The phrase nobody wants to hear because it almost always means it is at least partly what you think.
"I haven't told you what I think."
"Laura."
"Who is she?"
"Can we talk tonight?"
"No."
"I'm at work."
"So am I supposed to spend the next eight hours wondering why my husband took another woman to a party and introduced her as his wife?"
His voice dropped.
"I didn't introduce her like that."
