Prologue
Will tucks Henry in and kisses his head.
"I wanna wait for Mummy to come home."
"Nah, Mummy's coming home pretty late today. How about we give her a call okay?" Will says, dialing her number.
Henry smiles and snuggles into his bed.
"Hey, Henry wants to say good night," Will says when she picks up.
"I'm sorry who's this on the line?" A man answers.
"JJ's husband," Will says, his voice straining a little.
"Oh, she left her mobile at my place. She left 40 minutes ago. I think she'll be home soon."
Will thanks the random stranger and sets the phone down.
"Mummy's gonna be back soon, I guess we can wait for her," he says, giving a half-smile.
Just as he flips open a bedtime storybook, he hears the car come in.
JJ flies up the stairs, sprinting almost towards the room.
Will can see that she's in a mess, but she calms down and speaks to Henry for a few moments before kissing his forehead and sending him to sleep.
The minute he closes Henry's door behind him, JJ latches on to him and starts sobbing violently into his arms. He doesn't speak; he simply waits for her to talk.
The words that come next were long expected.
Will could barely hear her whisper but he was confident of what she said.
"Will, I cheated."