Michael’s attorney proposed a revised settlement that still demanded I leave the house. This time the offer included a clause preventing me from discussing the credit line. Camille called it unacceptable and prepared a detailed response.
I wanted to tell Michael I knew about the apartment. Instead, I let the records speak through the proper process.
Leah took me to buy maternity clothes. In the changing-room mirror I saw a body beginning to change and a face I barely recognized. She handed me a soft green sweater and said, “You look like yourself in that.”
I bought it. Not because I felt beautiful, but because I wanted to believe there was still a self beneath the damage.
CHAPTER 12: A PHONE CALL FROM THE CLINIC
A week later Michael called from his attorney’s office. He said he had requested his medical records and wanted to discuss them. Camille arranged a joint call with counsel present.
