When Nancy discovers a hidden letter in her husband David\u2019s laundry, her seemingly stable life unravels. The letter, written by David, invites a mysterious woman to celebrate their \u201cseven-year anniversary.\u201d What else will the dirty laundry reveal?<\/p>\n
Laundry was just another Mom thing in our household. David helps out with the kitchen and the kids \u2014 but the laundry and the bathroom are two things he will never tackle.<\/p>\n
\u201cI can\u2019t do the hair in the drain,\u201d David said, grimacing when I asked him to take over the chores.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s my hair. And our daughter\u2019s,\u201d I chuckled.<\/p>\n
\u201cStill gross,\u201d he retorted.<\/p>\n
But the sounds of the washing machine and the hum of the dryer soon became my perfect quiet chore \u2014 and I loved that it was mine.<\/p>\n
Except for the time when laundry day revealed more than just dirty stains.<\/p>\n
As I shuffled through my husband\u2019s laundry, the soft crinkle of paper disrupted the mindless actions of my hands. A folded letter, elegant and unsuspecting, slipped from between the folds of his shirt, falling to the floor.<\/p>\n
Happy anniversary, babe! These 7 years have been the best of my life! Meet me at Ob\u00e9lix on Wednesday night, 8 p.m. Be in red.<\/p>\n
My husband\u2019s handwriting was unmistakable. The loops of his letters and the hard pressure with which he wrote.<\/p>\n
A cold shiver ran down my spine.<\/p>\n
Seven years? David and I had been married for eighteen years. We had two daughters. Our anniversary wasn\u2019t for another six months.<\/p>\n
And Ob\u00e9lix? The fanciest restaurant in town? After David had specifically told me that we needed to cut down our expenses.<\/p>\n
We need to cook at home more, Nancy,\u201d he said. \u201cLess takeout. The girls will just have to get used to the idea \u2014 we\u2019ve been spending unnecessarily, lately.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cAre we in trouble?\u201d I asked, thinking that we were falling down some financial hole that we hadn\u2019t been expecting.<\/p>\n
\u201cNo, we\u2019re not,\u201d David reassured me. \u201cBut it\u2019s just good to be mindful.\u201d<\/p>\n
Wednesday couldn\u2019t come soon enough. It was all I thought about for days. I wanted to get to the bottom of David\u2019s secret letter. A day after I found the note in his shirt pocket, I went back to see if it was still there \u2014 but the pocket was empty.<\/p>\n
Signed, sealed, and delivered, I thought.<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019m working late tonight, honey,\u201d David said that morning while I began the breakfast routine.<\/p>\n
Should I leave you a plate, or will you grab something?\u201d I asked, knowing full well that he had dinner plans with some mysterious woman in red.<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019ll get something on the way home,\u201d he said, walking out the door with his travel mug.<\/p>\n
The day dragged on with me doing school drop-offs and the afternoon lift club consisting of five noisy schoolgirls. But even through that, I couldn\u2019t get David out of my mind.<\/p>\n
I took the girls back home and made them snacks for when they were sitting outside, while trying to figure out what to do.<\/p>\n
You\u2019ve got the time and the location, Nancy,\u201d my mother said when I phoned her for clarity.<\/p>\n
\u201cSo, you think I should go? Really?\u201d I asked.<\/p>\n
Of course, I wanted to go. I wanted to be the one to catch David in the act. But I was also scared of breaking my own heart.<\/p>\n
\u201cYes. Your entire marriage rests on this evening, darling,\u201d she said. \u201cI know that it\u2019s going to be difficult, but at the end of the day, at least you\u2019ll know what your next move will be.\u201d<\/p>\n
Don\u2019t you think you owe it to the girls?\u201d she asked.<\/p>\n
I arranged for a nanny to look after the girls \u2014 my mother could have done it, but it was too short notice to fetch her and still get to the restaurant in time.<\/p>\n
I stood in front of my closet, trying to decide what to wear. I was torn between being a wallflower \u2014 easy for David to miss me, while I watched from afar.<\/p>\n
\u201cStop it, Nancy,\u201d I barked at myself in the mirror. \u201cYou\u2019re going to be bold.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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