She flipped it open and whispered, “Hang on,” before tiptoeing out into the hall. She slipped into the bathroom and shut the door. “Hello,” she said. She ’d been half-asleep and hadn’t checked the caller ID.“Hi, hon,” Reece said. “I hope I didn’t wake you.”Hannah cleared her throat. “It’s after midnight, Reece. Of course you woke me.”“I was thinking about you. Come meet me at the road. We could go for a cup of coffee.”“No. Leave me alone. Our marriage is over.”“Don’t say that, hon. I don’t want anything . . . bad to happen to you. We have to get back together.”Hannah licked her dry lips. “Are you threatening me, Reece?”“Of course not. It’s just that bad things might happen if I’m not around to protect you.”“Bad things happen when I’m with you. No one has hit me in five years.”His voice vibrated with anger. “I told you, that’s in the past. I won’t touch you. I’ve changed. I’ve converted.”“You’re driving,” she pointed out.“It’s just temporary.
