Audrey was getting ready for bed. Their nights seemed to be getting longer and longer and there were a few nights that she fell asleep in an empty bed. Anyone else would complain, but she knew that with Percy's job, the hours were long and he needed some time to defuse at night.
She looked up surprised when Percy got into the room. "Hello, darling. Is everything all right?" One look at her husband was enough to tell her that it wasn't. "What happened?"