Elizabeth

At the mansion, Elizabeth anxiously awaited her husband’s return. She was worried about the way he had left the house.

She heard the car speed down the driveway. She looked at the cell phone in her hand; she wanted to call him, but she lacked the courage. She knew he must have been shaken by what had happened. She was, too.

But she also knew that John didn’t want to force her. She understood the circumstances of the moment; she would never blame him. She wanted to tell him that.

She