The truth was, there was no marriage certificate. There was not even a single photo of Warren on Iris' phone. All Iris had was the ring and the things she had scrawled in her notebook when her illness had been at its worst. She had written, "Do not forget. Warren is your husband." But when she tried to summon up an emotion for Warren, it never burned as fiercely as what she felt when she thought of Lucas. Whatever she and Lucas had once been to each other, it was clearly not something as simple as an ex-boyfriend. She let the thought settle and did not pick the conversation back up. Kevin had the good sense not to push either. 'If even she could not make sense of her own feelings, what is the point of anyone else asking questions?' Back at the hotel, Iris showered and sprawled across her

