Chapter 37

I woke with a start. It was dark. The sun was no longer shining in through the window. I sat up quickly in bed, wondering where I was for a moment. Suddenly, the events of the weekend and Lance filled my mind … then I thought of Steven. I looked at the clock and it was two o’clock in the morning.

I rose quickly from the bed and Steven’s side of the bed was still untouched. I walked over to the closet and his suitcase wasn’t there, either. Outside the window, the moon shone brightly, and Steven’s car wasn’t parked in the driveway. I wondered where he was. He must be staying at a hotel until we talk things out, I thought, remembering the scene with Steven before he had left.  He knew about Lance, so he must have left me. Or maybe he really was having an affair and he was with her. I took a deep breath. Yes, we had a lot to talk about.

Suddenly, I wondered what I would say to him when I saw him. Would I ask him for a divorce or fo