oney, didn't you?" I said,

flin

died, her family had some unexpected e

ive grandmother. It wasn' t much, but it was all I had from the only f

yet. My connection to h

family never asked for my help directly. They barely ack

offered up my small inheritance for her brother' s immediate f

," she said quietly, look

I did

ties," she said, a hint

a secure future, a futu

rip we took early in our relationship, smiling, car

or a moment looking at i

ere," I said. T

aid, her voice hardening agai

e mortgage payment since," I countered. "I h

her face. She always handled the mail, the bil

she asked, a stran

, a bitter laugh escaping me. "It's

s if the thought had

the legal side," I told her. "We'

smiss it. "Lawyers? Ethan, don't b

, Sarah," I said. "You made

or maybe she didn't want to. She talked about weddi

h every word she spoke. The relationship