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“Beside the sink instead of in it.”
“What color is the desk in her room?”
“Green.”
“Who bought it?”
“I did.”
“Did your wife know before you bought it?”
“No.”
His pen stops.
“No?”
“I told her I wasn’t buying anything. Then I bought the bed, desk, and lamp.”
“How did she react?”
“She was angry.”
“Why?”
“Because I said I wouldn’t.”
He waits. I leave it there.
He turns the page.
“When did your romantic relationship with Ms. Nilsson begin?”
“Before she lost her job.”
“Were you dating?”
“Not exactly.”
“What does that mean?”
“She was treating my shoulder. We nearly kissed once in a parking lot. The first real kiss was after she discharged me.”
“Did you have sex before you got married?”
“No.”
“When did that begin?”
“After the wedding.”
He writes without reacting.
“When did marriage first come up?”
“After the clinic was sold.”
“Who raised it?”
