Not even with particular bitterness.
Just with the quiet, dignified certainty of a woman who has finally decided that she will no longer be the only one working to maintain the terms of their agreement.
The Part That Stays With You
The most powerful moment of that night did not come during the conversation on the couch.
It came earlier — at the restaurant, somewhere between the second glass and a story her friend was telling about a road trip she had taken alone the previous spring.
It came when she laughed without thinking about it.
