“We paid off the MasterCard in January with my tax refund.”

“You don’t understand how corporate financial separation works, Claire,” Mark said, taking a step toward the desk.

“When two people split a household, all possible liabilities have to be closed out cleanly.”

“Why are you so eager for me to give up access to your bank records?” I asked.

“Because I don’t want to spend the next six months answering ridiculous questions about routine business expenses,” Mark said, his voice getting louder.

“Like the twelve thousand dollars that went out of our savings account last month?” I asked.