Once everything had been settled, the school gave her a week to get ready.
Florence resolved to spend that week back home, tying up every loose end she had left undone.
She patiently worked out the arrangements with Nancy, then boarded the flight back.
The reason she had taken Nancy abroad was simple: she feared Timothy might refuse the divorce or fight her for custody, and Nancy was the only thing this marriage had left her.
Returning to the city, Florence realized that her heart no longer felt the way it once had.
She went straight to the house, but no matter how long she knocked, no one answered.
After a moment's hesitation, she keyed in the old passcode, and to her surprise, it still worked.
The code had never been changed, still set to the date of her wedding anniversary with T
