Late Night Caller
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Heather woke to a half-empty bed. In the silence after the furnace clicked off, she heard her husband whispering.
Heather stopped breathing to listen. A woman’s voice slid through Bill’s cellphone. The words indistinct, the frustration clear.
Bill: “She came home early.”
Heather called out, “Bill, who’s that?”
Silence.