The day before the signing of the project, Grant arranged for the last of my belongings to be returned. We met in a conference room at a notary's office. They had already been waiting for a long time when I arrived. On the table were an inventory, bank records, and several sealed boxes. Natalie had returned all the money I had contributed to our wedding account and paid for the damage to my books, picture frames, and suit. The signed agreement ending our engagement was placed on top. "I got the deposit back from the hotel meant for the honeymoon, too," she said quietly. "I also bought another suit exactly like the original." "There's no need," I said. I crossed that item off the list. "The suit someone else wore means nothing to me. Neither does a new one." Natalie looked down and said nothing else. Claire pushed the restored watch toward me. Its broken glass had been replaced, and the repaired mechanism was ticking again. It still had its original dial, cracks and all. D
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