The following morning, Mila and I hardly looked at each other or talked. Every time Mila nursed baby Danny, I passed by them, in case she needed something, but she ignored me. I went outside into the burning heat wearing shorts and having on sunglasses and a baseball hat. I worked on the fence, and later removed weeds from the yard. It was too hot to continue. I drank iced water and later rested in the shade by the jacuzzi.

As I was relaxing, I saw Mila watching me from her bedroom window. With the dark sunglasses on, she had no idea I could see her. She grimaced, and her...