Rain dripped from my hair. I had only waited under the eaves of City Hall for ten minutes when a black sedan pulled up steadily in front of me. The window rolled down, and Mr. Thornton beckoned me over.
"Get in quick, before you catch a cold."
I climbed into the back seat, and the warmth instantly enveloped my soaked, chilled body. Mr. Thornton watched me through the rearview mirror.
"It's actually done?"
I wiped the rain from my face with a tissue. "Yes."
Mr. Thornton shook his head. "I always said that guy wasn't any good. Two years ago, when you suddenly said you wanted to quit your job to be a stay-at-home wife, I felt something was off. It's a good thing you listened to my advice and kept taking on remote projects."
I gazed out the window, just as Damian and Bianca's car pulled
