CHAPTER FIVE
The next four days passed rapidly, and it was with a mixture of relief and regret that Martin and Gloria waved goodbye to Aunt Beth as a taxi took her to the airport. A few minutes later, seated at the dining room table, they thoughtfully sipped their coffee, feeling a certain uneasiness at finally being left alone together.
"It's been a busy week. I hardly know what to say," Martin said, his eyebrows wrinkled in disbelief.
"I know. If someone had told me last week that this would happen, I would've thought they were sick," Gloria answered, staring into her husband's handsome face, searching for answers to questions she couldn't even put into words.
Martin took her hand in his and said, "Sweetheart, you know I still love you. I don't pretend to understand why I responded t
