A three AM phone call about a locked room changed everything

just wanted to say how sorry I am about our phone call last week.”

“You do not need to apologize for your marriage,” I said.

“He really is trying, Lily,” she said, her eyes moving down to my basket. “He told me you were having a hard time with the bills since the transition.”

I rubbed the faint indentation on my left ring finger.

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