you doesn’t mean I can pretend this didn’t happen.”
“I know.”
“If you need help, I want you to ask. But you have to be honest about what you’re asking for, and you can’t expect me to participate in secrets that affect my marriage.”
“I won’t do that again.”
I hoped she meant it.
I also understood that trust would have to be rebuilt through her actions, not simply her promises.
We spent the next hour talking about her situation, our childhood, and the years when we had been close
