“Three months ago.
I looked at her.
Susan nodded slowly.
Linda contacted me.
I couldn’t believe what I was hearing.
He found me online. He told me she was sick.
Susan paused.
He apologized.
I sat in the chair again.
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Did he tell you everything?
“Yes.
Susan watched me carefully.
“He said he had spent years trying to convince himself that what he had done no longer mattered because you had built a good life together.
My eyes were burning.
“But as the end approaches, he could no longer carry it.
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I looked down at the envelope.
Why didn’t she tell me herself?
“Because I was afraid you’d spend your last days looking at her differently.
That hurt me more than I expected.
Susan continued.
“He said something else, too.
I waited.
“He said if you came looking for me, I should give you that letter. And then I had to let you decide what to do with the truth.
