Chapter 21 - THE SECOND WEDDING QUESTION
Gavin and Monica dated eighteen months.
No move-in.
No automatic remarriage.
They spent nights together sometimes when Tyler not there.
Adult chemistry returned but different.
One morning Monica asked:
“Do you want marry again?”
Gavin almost choked coffee.
“You?”
“I asked.”
He thought.
“I want you.”
“I don’t know if I want legal marriage.”
She nodded.
“Same.”
They discussed cohabitation.
Money.
Trust.
Prenup.
Boundaries.
Romantic? Not traditionally.
But after financial exploitation, paperwork became intimacy.
Monica said:
“I want separate accounts.”
“Absolutely.”
“I don’t want access to Beatrice’s anything.”
“Obviously.”
She laughed.
“Harsh.”
“True.”
They moved into new townhouse together after two years.
Not Beatrice’s house.
Neutral.
Tyler had own room.
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Beatrice remained in her Greenwich home with professional support and Nora/Gavin visits.
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