I have to fight that impulse to escape and disappear. I’m not going to do that today. Because I told myself I’d do this right. To thank her. To show Rooney how much I realize she’s sacrificed. In her marrying me, I get an inheritance and everything I need to save the A-frame. Whereas Rooney gets somewhere to stay for a month. If I weren’t so desperate for her help, I’d have said no simply because of how unequally this serves both of us. But I am that desperate, and she, in her determined kindness, is that eager to help. The least I can do is marry her and not vanish afterward.
