They Went on a Holiday Cruise and Left Me With a Man They Called a “Problem”

stepping back to assess, adjusting the angle of a lamp, the position of a chair.

“Better,” he said. “It feels lighter.”

“It feels different,” I admitted, and was surprised to find I didn’t resent it.

Once the physical changes were done, we staged our photograph. Thomas stood near the ladder, measuring tape in hand. I sat on the couch, pins between my continue reading …