Chapter 42

It was our pleasure, Phil. You know you’re always welcome here.”

He drank part of his drink, set it on the table, and then announced he had to leave. Richard showed him to the door and gave him the money for the pizza.

“I’ll see you tomorrow,” Richard said as he shut the door.

He turned around and looked at me as I walked over to him and collapsed in his arms.

“I’m tired. I think I’ll go take a hot bath,” I said.

“Okay, baby. I’ll be up in a while. I have some papers I need to go over and then I’m going to call Detective James.”

When I reached the top of the stairs, I stopped in the nursery to check on Julia. She was sound asleep. I started the bath water, poured a capful of bubble bath, and stepped into the tub. As I lay back, I slowly closed my eyes and took in a deep relaxing breath. All I wanted to do was escape into a world where it was only the three of us. As I was dreaming about my alternate world, Richard walked into the bathroom and sat on the edge of the tub.

“Are you enjoy