A Week After We Moved Into the House, the Former Owner Called Me and Said, “Don’t Mention This to Your Husband. Come by Yourself.”

into the house carrying a grocery bag. Daniel and Linda were in the kitchen. Linda cooking dinner while Daniel set the table.

“You were gone a while,” Daniel said. “Everything okay?”

“Fine. Just ran into someone from college. We got talking.”

I set the groceries on the counter and smiled at Linda. “Something smells good.”

“Just a simple pasta. I thought continue reading …