Not conditions.”

His answer made me think of Elaine’s letter.

Meanwhile, Brian and I started marriage counseling.

We didn’t talk about whether we loved one another.

We talked about why I’d stopped believing him when he said he’d handle something involving Harold, and why Brian mistook my alarm for an attack on his family.

There were difficult sessions.

I told him that leaving Tessa with Harold after I’d described the truck incident had been a betrayal of my trust.

He didn’t argue.