a blur of secret

general planni

was after I rolled a lot into Davenport assets, but I

lry too. Yours, mine. It's p

from the Davenport sphere of inf

uld make things happen, arrange fo

the Hamptons had a relatively isolated guest wing, wh

a tragic accident. Faulty wiring, perhaps

look like we we

that wouldn't be missed immediately. Se

am had given me on our first anniversary. It h

ched. This

e gala arrived,

eft for the city, dressed in their tu

ts of the "accident" in the Hampton

she quipped, but

ot the best pieces, but enough to be

nightstand in what was supposed to be my room, a sma

nd house that was meant to be my h

-descript car, driven by a sil

nation: N

tation as a place where people could reinvent themselves. "A p

ween us and New York, a st

ut now there was also a sliv

e night, taking tur

g as we crossed i

, not from the car, but

been so consumed by the cha

ing to my stomach. "I think...

es wide, then a slow smi

id, after a moment. "

town whose name I barely registered,

urveball. Eleanor, pale and shaken, ca

ittle laugh escaping her. "Apparently, Arthur and I had one l

er, two runaway wives, sup

We burst into laughter, tea

actical again. "Okay. New plan. We find a quiet pl

o New Orleans ri

uisiana, rented a modest house, and adopted

unds, carefully manage

healthy baby boy. I named him No

a little girl, Sophie Vance, using

lives, a shared secret bi