Cass is annoyed with me, rightfully so. I don't know how long exactly I was with Karl, but it was long enough for her to become concerned. I apologized profusely when I came back to the reception. She was so angry that she had just waved me off and said we’d talk about it when she was more calm. The entire drive to the airport the next morning, she was silent. At the airport, she only spoke to me long enough to tell me her coffee order.

Having talked to Karl, and having cried ...