I felt a chill run down my spine. “What did you find out?” I was almost afraid to hear the answer, to have the thin veneer of Emily’s perfect day shattered so irreparably.

He looked away, as if ashamed. “David… he has another family. A wife and a child in another city.” The words hit me like a physical blow. My mind reeled, struggling to process the enormity of what he was saying. It felt unreal, like a bad dream I couldn’t wake up from.