“Our Secret Weekend”
My first thought was the obvious one.
He had a new girlfriend.
He was playing house.
He was feeding Lily a story and hoping she’d keep it from me.
That was already bad.
But a hospital badge didn’t fit that storyline.
“Did you go to the hospital?” I asked gently.
Lily shrugged in that casual way kids do when they don’t understand the stakes.
“Just a little,” she said. “We saw Dad’s friend. He sleeps there.”
“Who is Dad’s friend?”
