we definitely do.”
He had absolutely no idea how well I understood.
PART 2
On the first day of the following month, I followed Daniel’s new rule perfectly.
My paycheck went into my personal account.
His paycheck went into his.
For shared household expenses, I contributed exactly what Daniel had repeatedly described as fair.
Half.
Daniel noticed less than two days later.
“Why is there only half the mortgage payment in the joint account?”
I looked up from the book I was reading.
“Because I deposited my half.”
He stared