“I have been most impressed that you have educated opinions,” she said. “They will be sorely needed if you are to stay your own man. Mama will want us living close to her, you know, but I want to live as a married woman in my own household. Making my own decisions, running the staff how I see fit, and ordering around my husband.” John’s eyes crinkled at the corners. “You shall have your own household, my dear Louise.”
