marriage, I didn’t feel obligated to reassure him before walking out the door.
Chapter Nine: The Meeting That Changed Daniel’s Mind
Three days later, Daniel asked me to meet him at a café near our house.
He arrived early and had already ordered my usual coffee.
That small gesture might once have softened me.
Now I recognized that gestures were not the same as change.
He stood when I approached.
“Thank you for coming.”
I sat down.
“What do you want to talk about?”
He looked nervous.
“I want to
