Sunshine. Pat Warren

to be in charge. I’m finding out that the easy route isn’t necessarily the best path to follow.”

      “Have you been unhappy?”

      “Unhappy?” Janice considered that a long moment. “Not unhappy, no. But occasionally unfulfilled, I think, or is that too dramatic a statement?”

      He shrugged, toying with his wineglass, swirling the contents thoughtfully. “For some women, marriage is enough. For others, it isn’t. It’s an individual choice.”

      “Would simply being married be enough to keep you happy? Wouldn’t you feel unfulfilled without your work, the sense of accomplishment?”

      “No to the first question and yes to the second. And besides, someone has to earn the money, to make a living.”

      “Exactly. And I no longer have someone to rely on to do that for me. Maybe I shouldn’t have relied so heavily on Kurt during our years together. Maybe then he wouldn’t have pushed so hard. Maybe he’d still be with us.”

      David shook his head. “That’s the guilt of the survivor talking. I’ve been through that and I know. You can drive yourself crazy with the what-ifs and the maybes. You didn’t push Kurt, demand more and more so he had to work harder. That need was in his personality and you didn’t put it there. Believe me, because I knew him fairly well.”

      She’d been curious about something and wondered if he’d give her a straight answer. “All those times the two of you met in Chicago, did Kurt talk about me?”

      David picked up his wine for a long swallow, allowing himself an extra moment to answer. “We talked mostly about business. When he did mention you, it was always to say how much he cared for you.”