Wicked Forest (DeBeers 2)

"Don't you think I know all that?"

"Of course, but when people talk and work out

issues before they get married, they have a greater

ability, better tools to use to remain happy.

"I tell my clients to consider all this the way

they consider life insurance. You don't buy it

intending to die, do you? You buy it to provide for

your loved ones in the event of death. It's just good

planning. You want that, too, don't you. Willow?" "Yes," I admitted. but I couldn't keep my voice

from sounding small nor my heart from tripping beats. "These papers just organize our assets and set

up a method by which they are distributed should we

find our marriage to be a mistake. which I don't have

any expectation of happening. Not to be boring, these

papers elaborate on what our individual debts at the

moment are, how we'll handle gifts given to each or

both of us, elaborating on what are our nonmarital

assets and how we want to treat them, et cetera. "You understand what I mean by all this, don't

you? You realize it doesn't diminish my love for you

even an iota. right?"

Rather than nod. I closed and opened my eyes. "But. as I said, what would it look like if I

never had this done for us? What a laughingstock I

would be, and how would that be viewed by my

clients and prospective clients, huh? You don't want

to go to a doctor who neglects his own health, do

you?"

"I don't need any more rationale. Thatcher. I'll

read the papers," I said bluntly, and picked them up. "I've upset you," he said, sitting back. "I would

rather have looked the fool,"

"No. You're right. I'll read them. In fact." I said.

smiling, "I'll have them all faxed to my attorney. Mr.