Reid opened the door and took his order from the pizza guy before turning his attention back to me.
He picked up the phone, watched the video and studied it the card photo for a beat. Then stood up straighter, like something settled inside him.
“I’ve had a feeling,” he said.
“I never did. I wasn’t expecting this. I didn’t want to believe it. I should have confronted them but it will only make it too real.”
Reid set the phone down slowly, like he was afraid of breaking something.
“I asked her last month if she was happy,” he said, almost like he was speaking to himself. “She said yes. Smiled at me like I was crazy for asking. Said she had everything she wanted.”
I didn’t know what to say, so I said nothing. I just watched him.
He moved to the counter, picked up the pizza box, then se
