AFTER 31 YEARS OF MARRIAGE, MY HUSBAND STARTED SLIPPING OUT OF BED AT 2 A.M. — THEN I HEARD HIM WHISPER « DADDY LOVES Y0U TOO, » THOUGH OUR CHILDREN HAD MOVED OUT YEARS AGO.

« I think I donated it by mistake. »

We hadn’t donated anything in months.

That was the first time in thirty-one years I knew my husband was lying to me.

Three nights later, I woke at 2:04 a.m.

Then Greg’s voice drifted up the stairs.

Soft. Tender.

« It’s okay, sweetheart. »

Then:

« Daddy loves you too. »

I sat straight up.