Sunglasses cover my eyes as the wind whips against my cheeks. Tilting my face toward the sun, I enjoy the heat as it warms my skin. It's a lazy Sunday afternoon. Dominic sent his car for me three hours ago, and we've been out on his sailboat ever since. On a beautiful September afternoon, when the sun is high and bright, and there's nary a cloud in the sky, there's no better place to be than floating on Lake Michigan.

Dominic bought the house fifteen years ago, so this place has ...