" truth, I can’t tell you what I would’ve done. I was deeply relieved when you suggested talking to that attorney Maddy recommended.” “At the time, I thought we did the right thing, too,” Bob added with bitter insight. But he’d been wrong, and he’d suffer from that mistake for the rest of his life. “You and Merrily aren’t talking much?” Bob shook his head. “It’s too painful... I don’t have anything left inside to give her.” The minister followed Bob into his private office and sat across from him. “You need each other now more than ever. Merrily needs you more than you realize and—” “Yes, I know, but—” “And you need her,” Pastor Dawson finished. "

― Debbie Macomber , Always Dakota (Dakota, #3)