n Oregon, having taken a few days of sick leave. The crisp air of the Pacific

rritated this time, it was enrage

ark?" I asked calmly, watching

osition for our divorce proceedings! A deposition! Are you trying to publicly hum

e? I almos

upset. She' s probably just feeling insecure, lashing out because you' ve been spending so much

ectly audible. She

ase. She doesn' t have an ambitious bone in her body. She was happy

wood paneling I had installed in our bedroom? For the 'sustainable chic' look? Kept me up all night with her coughing and drama, mak

for "overreacting," for "ruining his design aesthetic," before storming out, leaving me gasping, to deal with the pa

terrifying night int

k continued, his voice full of self

, loud enough for me to hear. "Yo

n, severe allergy, documented by doctors, wa

aid, his voice hard again. "You'

months ago, Mark," I said, my

A different kind o

rs? What are you

d. "You signed it. You thought it

t hear him trying to proces

arper now, "Mark? W

nally spluttered. "You tr

" I said. "As usual. By Ash

hley whispering

w, the fury of someone realizing they' ve been outmaneuvered. "You' ll hea

ything, Mark," I said.

king, but not from fear. Fro

He didn' t remember my terror. He

ere, feeding his narrat