Status Updates From Pete and Alice in Maine

“And then this weird, warm rush came over me. I felt, I think it was, forgiveness. It was almost like I was peeing my pants in my sleep. I'd had no idea that forgiveness could be a physical feeling, that the brain could lag behind the body. I had always thought it was an intellectual concept. But it felt so warm and good, like I was deep inside a dream, and my body just let go…”