So that for the first time in six months, I could sleep.

Four full, uninterrupted nights.

Do you know what I am like, Julian, after four nights of sleep?

You are about to.”

He was staring at me now with the beginning of real alarm.

“Second,” I went on, “I met with my estate attorney.

And third, I withdrew my half of our joint liquid savings, and I established a dedicated, private childcare trust.” Julian’s eyes went wide with horror.

“You emptied the savings account?” “Half,” I corrected him, calmly.