And then the sound came back at ten times the volume, loud and almost violent in his ears as she asked, “Is Eleanor here?” There was so much hope in her voice, but the husband, Colin, just shook his head, bewildered. “Who? How should I know? What did you do to your hair?” Ethan had never seen someone shrink right in front of his eyes, but that’s what happened as her husband looked her up and down. She tried to smooth her hair again. “It’s snowing, remember? You didn’t want to get your shoes wet so I parked the car?” He’d made her park the car, then walk in heels in a blizzard. Her husband.
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