flowers came here.”
He protested sharply, “No.” “Because I see what I’ve done.” I answered, “You saw what you were doing every time you did it.” He broke down. My words were painful; they were also true.
I stood and told him, “I need you to stay somewhere else.”
“For how long?”
“I don’t know.” He suggested, “A few days?”
“I don’t know.”
“A week?”
“Daniel.” That stopped the negotiation. Taking a breath, I explained, “For the first time in six months, I need this not to be about what
