I shrugged away from the anger truly spilling out of Jack's eyes. "No one. I stumbled and fell."

"You fell and managed to slap yourself in the face?"

I stared down and spoke softly. "This is my affair. Can you just leave it alone?"

Jack gripped my hand hard, his voice stern. "You are my wife. Someone hit my wife, and you think I can just ignore that?"

"I told you it's my business, and I've seen to it. Just give me the clothes."

There was a pause of tense silence, then Jack capitulated, sensing I wasn't going to say another word.

"Let me take you home."

"No need. The...