My husband and I returned to the hotel where we spent our honeymoon 40 years ago.<\/p>\n
The receptionist looked at Robert and smiled.<\/p>\n
\u201cWelcome back.\u201d<\/p>\n
I laughed. \u201cWe haven\u2019t been here in forty years.\u201d<\/p>\n
Her smile disappeared.<\/p>\n
\u201cOh\u2026 I thought Mr. Harris had stayed with us more recently.\u201d<\/p>\n
Robert quickly claimed she had mistaken him for someone else.<\/p>\n
But then she checked the computer.<\/p>\n
\u201cSame name. He usually asks for the same room.\u201d<\/p>\n
Usually?<\/p>\n
That word stayed in my mind.<\/p>\n
The next morning, I secretly asked the receptionist how often my husband had stayed there.<\/p>\n
She refused to tell me anything.<\/p>\n
Then she whispered:<\/p>\n
\u201cYour husband asked me not to discuss his previous visits with you.\u201d<\/p>\n
My heart sank.<\/p>\n
That evening, I found a note beneath my plate:<\/p>\n
\u201cI know your husband\u2019s secret. 11 p.m. Back entrance. Come alone.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n At 11, a waiter told me he had seen Robert at the hotel several times\u2014with a young woman.<\/p>\n I could barely breathe.<\/p>\n \u201cWere they having an affair?\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cNo.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cThen why was he here?\u201d<\/p>\n The waiter hesitated.<\/p>\n \u201cMr. Harris booked the room under his own name.\u201d<\/p>\n I stared at him.<\/p>\n \u201cThen he was staying with her.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cNo. Your husband never even went upstairs.\u201d<\/p>\n My confusion turned to fear.<\/p>\n \u201cThen why was he paying for her room?\u201d<\/p>\n Before the waiter could answer, I heard a familiar voice behind me.<\/p>\n \u201cYou really want to know?\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" My husband and I returned to the hotel where we spent our honeymoon 40 years ago. The receptionist looked at Robert and smiled. \u201cWelcome back.\u201d I laughed. \u201cWe haven\u2019t been here in forty years.\u201d Her smile disappeared. \u201cOh\u2026 I thought Mr. Harris had stayed with us more recently.\u201d Robert quickly claimed she had mistaken him…<\/p>\n