Mauro was furious.
“You could have called me first!” he shouted. “You didn’t have to do this at the airport!”
“You could have asked me before taking my card.”
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“Marriage doesn’t give you permission to take my money without consent.”
He lowered his voice, trying a different approach.
“Rebecca, please. My parents are embarrassed. Jamie is upset. Just reactivate the card, and we’ll discuss this when I get home.”
“No.”
“What do you mean, no?”
“I mean I’m not reactivating it.”
His anger returned instantly.Get Parenting Tips
“If you refuse, we’re finished. I’ll divorce you!”
For years, those words would have terrified me. I had spent so much energy trying to save our marriage that the thought of losing it once felt unbearable.
Now, all I felt was exhaustion.
“Do whatever you think is necessary, Mauro.”
