The Paris Diversion by Chris Pavone

Author:Chris Pavone
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Crown
Published: 2019-05-06T23:00:00+00:00

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Two weeks ago, in a moment of what she now realizes was fatigue-induced delirium, she started researching babysitters, nannies, options that they’d already discussed and dismissed, decided they shouldn’t pursue, couldn’t do. But she was falling apart, losing confidence in her certainties.

It was then, at her weakest point, when her faith in humanity was restored, because the kid finally relented: Matteo fell asleep quickly, then slept soundly for eight hours straight. And so did she.

She awoke refreshed, amazed that it was past dawn, double-checking her clock against her watch against her phone, unwilling to believe that it was really seven-thirty in the morning.

Yes, she could make it. No need for babysitters, no strangers in this household, no way, no how. It won’t be long now, and then her husband will be back, this time for good. And they will, finally, be rich.

Today is it. If all goes well, he’ll be back with her tomorrow. And at this moment all seems to be going well. There’s still plenty of time for everything to go sideways, but she’s prepared for that too. She’s prepared for everything, even the things she doesn’t know to be prepared for.

She sometimes has trouble identifying what it is that she actually wants, versus what she believes she’s supposed to want. In an ideal world, they’d be the same. But she doesn’t live in an ideal world. No one does, though some people choose to pretend. She has never been one of them. Which is why she’s walking through the streets of Venice, with her newborn snuggled against her chest, and a semiautomatic handgun in her pocket.

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