within minutes.
I stayed in the kitchen.
I sat alone in the darkness and thought about the twelve years we had spent together.
I remembered how I had paid off his debts.
How I had taken time off work when he was sick and stayed awake beside him through the night.
How I had spent my savings on the down payment for our house.
How I had added him to my health insurance plan.
Then I suddenly understood something very simple.
Daniel wanted all the benefits of having a wife,