I had been waiting for someone to tell me I was foolish for staying so long.

Instead she asked whether I wanted a hotel with better security, whether anyone I trusted could help, and whether I needed medical attention.

“I’m not injured,” I said.

She turned the page.

“There are injuries you can photograph and patterns you can document.

Both matter.

But you get to decide what steps you’re comfortable taking.”

We talked about temporary financial arrangements, the distinction between titled property and marital property, and the possibility that Dennis had been moving assets before asking me to leave.