He had told her she was not to go to Valerie’s house without arranging it, and that she was not to talk about me, and that if she did it again he would stop bringing Liam to her.

I said that was good and that I was glad, and I meant both.

“I want to try,” he said.

“That’s why I asked you to come.

I want to do counseling.

I want to do whatever it takes.

I know what I did and I’m not going to sit here and tell you I was protecting you, because I’ve had three weeks to think and I know that isn’t true.”

“What is true?”