Summary

In Chapter 4, Viv tries to explain to Donald how she felt when she returned home after Windy Hill was first broken into at Thanksgiving. She felt like she was two people, both of whom wanted different things, as she sat in the car outside their house. She had to remind herself that she was a mother and wife. She had sworn Donald to secrecy about the break in because she was afraid he might mention it to Jack, who would tell Hilary. Viv had told Claudia the police had been there, but only said they had been investigating other break-ins in the neighborhood and recommended an update of the stable’s security system.

Viv describes how Claudia announced to her one day that she was pregnant. Regardless of how Rick reacted, Claudia told Viv she wanted to keep the baby. Viv...