“Yes.”

“I’ve been thinking about opening a trust for the boys.”

“Discuss that with the attorney and the boys when appropriate.

Don’t use a gift to ask for closeness.”

“I wasn’t going to.”

“Then it should be simple.”

We both fell silent.

Money had been one of the weapons in our marriage: not because we had too much, but because Brian treated it as proof that his choices mattered more than mine.