“One day, we will have to talk about why you didn’t think I should know any of this.” “I didn’t want to scare you.” “That’s not what marriage is, Nathan. It’s not like what your parents do, where your mother protects him from having to be a person in the world. That’s not partnership.” She patted his head like she did the boys’ when they were sick. “I think you should go to sleep. There’s time to talk later.”
