I thought she had finally relaxed but her voice is shaky again which makes me a little concerned about what she’s going to say next. I don’t think she realizes that she has all the power in this negotiation; that whatever she asks for I will give her if it means she will agree to this new arrangement with me.

“Kenzie?” I encourage her by squeezing her hand.

“The extramarital affair clause… I want it removed.”

Okay… not at all what I was expecting. I was prepared for her to ask for a monetary settlement, some type of a weekly paycheck or something. I was not prepared for her to...