She had to work up to it, the move.He’d honored her wishes and was spending almost all of his nights with her in spite of the long drive from his of...ice and condo downtown; it was his way of supporting her. She appreciated his forbearance. They’d be getting “their” own new place after the wedding; and, she’d been thinking about keeping this place as well regardless.“What did he say?” said Claire.“About what we figured he’d say. He turned down any help from me. He told me never to come around. As expected, it was full of their father's sermons, sorted by date. There were other files with people's names that he ignored. Julie didn't say anything as he closed the file and opened the pictures icon. They saw several folders of family pictures but nothing that they didn't expect to find."Remember this?" Julie asked him, indicting a picture behind the desk.Her father had paid a man found the church to build shelves the length of the wall. Clive had his reference books on the sides but kept. .."Monica laughed while once again wagging her finger at me. "Don't deny it. I can see it on your face. Come on. I promise this stays between us. Like sisters. You let me into your world, and I'll let you into mine."To be honest, I didn't feel like having access to Monica's mind. I imagine it to be a pool of filth. But I felt I had no real choice. I had to work with this woman. And had to stay in her good books. What's the worst that can happen anyway? So, a little reluctantly, I let her into. " Lauren, how much of this is because of what Alan did?" Quite a bit, probably," I responded."You really think that's fair to this girl you're interested in ... to pursue on that basis? By the way, what's her name again?" Bridget." Right, Bridget. Do you think starting a relationship just because of your husband's behavior is fair to her?"I know what you mean, Mary. But it's not just because of that. Everything in my life has changed. Things are totally different with Jason since he's been away.