she finally understands that control is not the same as protection.”
“You sound different,” I answered.
“I am different.”
“Are you?”
“I am trying to become someone who does not need to be watched in order to do the right thing.”
I no longer believed it was my responsibility to determine whether he succeeded.
I kept Victor’s study desk, the brass clock, and a small collection of books on military law that he had given me during my first year of marriage.
With the money from the separate account, I
