my head.
“You decided to postpone the truth until it became convenient for you.”
He looked at me.
“When you say it like that, I realize how selfish it was.”
“That’s because it was selfish.”
He accepted the words without arguing.
Then he told me something I hadn’t expected.
He admitted that he had been afraid to tell me about the money because he knew I would ask questions.
He knew I would want to understand Vanessa’s situation. He knew I would want to discuss whether we could afford to
