would someday belong to all of us.”
Apparently, consequences had a way of clarifying ownership.
Adrian repaid every dollar charged during the Aspen trip.
Not because doing so repaired our marriage.
It didn’t.
But accountability still mattered even after love was over.
Tiffany traded in the car.
She sent me one furious message afterward.
I didn’t respond.
Gerald remained with his brother for several months.
What happened between him and Beatrice afterward was no longer my responsibility.
That realization took time.
For years, I believed nearly everything was somehow my
