“So, contrary to popular belief Bye baby bunting is not a sweet lullaby, but instead a sinister account of child abuse at the hands of a trusted nursery nurse” concluded the speaker.

The looks on my colleagues’ faces said it all. Who had let this crazed woman take the stage? Her thesis was completely irrelevant to the conference themes, and most likely inaccurate.

Then I spotted CO out of the corner of my eye. He was carrying a weekend bag. I knew that he was unaware of what was inside the bag, or where he would be taking it after the conference closed. I did because AM had let me into the secret: clothes for a trip to Paris.