I dropped the roses on the ground and stepped on them as I turned and slammed the door behind me. I could hear the two talking fast and furiously behind me as I descended the stairs. I thanked God that this was early on a Friday. I would hate to have to go to work the next day after a discovery like this. As I reached the bottom step I put my work shoes back on quickly.

I heard the bedroom door above me open and the sounds of bare feet running down the steps. I had hoped to leave our suburban home, before she got down the stairs. I...