“An attorney for what?” “To understand my options regarding this property and our marriage.” “Marisol, listen to yourself.

We’ve been married five years.” “I know exactly how long we’ve been married,” she said, picking up her purse.

“And you’re prepared to destroy five years because Mom shut off the air conditioning?” “Five years aren’t being destroyed by one thermostat,” she clarified.

“One thermostat just revealed how absurd it’s become that I need your mother’s permission to be comfortable inside property I inherited from my own father.”

She carried the suitcase down the stairs.