ate lunch and discussed the baby.
She asked about my next appointment, whether I’d washed the crib sheets, and if I needed help preparing meals for after delivery.
She never suggested I owed Nick forgiveness because she’d bought me clothes.
That was one of the reasons I trusted her.
Nick remained at his parents’ home for another nine days.
He continued contributing to household expenses.
He attended counseling and joined a local support group for gambling problems.
He began treating his financial responsibilities as ordinary obligations, rather than accomplishments that
