I did not need Julian to become my husband again for that hope to be sincere.

Noah noticed the changes too.

“Daddy listened when I said I didn’t want to talk about court,” he told me after a visit.

I thanked him for telling me, then changed the subject to dinner.

He chose spaghetti, and we argued cheerfully about how much cheese belonged on top.

PART 21

Chloe eventually provided a formal statement through her attorney and cooperated with requests for documents in the appropriate proceedings.

I did not attend her interviews.