“And you never pretended otherwise.”

“No.

Trust is a decision, not an inability to imagine being disappointed.”

We agreed I would continue working part-time while I developed my own bookkeeping practice.

I paid rent from my earnings, not because she demanded it, but because I wanted us to be equals where we could.

PART 24

I named my new practice Second Ledger.

I could have used my own name, or something polished and impressive.