Never Divorce a Wife Who Loves You Deeply novel · Chapter 27 of 32
Chapter 27: The Fireplace
"What photos?" I said.
"The strip. All of it." Scott was breathing hard into the phone. "She came by for Joey's school clothes while I was in the shower. She went into my study. The envelope was in the desk."
"The tickets?"
"Everything. The receipt, the itinerary, the boat picture. The strip was right on top."
"Where are you?"
"Her house in Lake Oswego. She has Joey, and she locked me out. She says she'll open the door when you get here. She wants you to watch."
"Watch what?"
"She lit the fireplace, Robin. It's seventy-five degrees out and she lit the fireplace."
Cal was already standing.
The captain didn't even put his fork down.
"Go," he said. "I'll call in a swing."
Scott's mother lived in a long low house on the lake.
Scott was on the front walk in his socks.
He knocked once on the door with the side of his fist.
"She's here, Mom."
The lock turned.
His mother opened the door in a cardigan and pearls.
The living room was all white carpet and glass, with big windows over the dark water.
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