Chapter 6

Maya had confirmed a two o'clock visit after checking with the nurse. Graham arrived seven minutes early. The nurse asked whether I wanted to admit him yet. "After you finish the baby's check," I said. Maya was sitting beside the window. The glass case lay in a shopping bag beneath her chair. She'd brought it from my car without asking why I needed it. When Graham finally stepped inside, the dark suit from the awards gala was gone. He looked as if he'd slept in his clothes, and the paper...