It sounded quiet at the top of the stairs and she hadn't seen Walt's truck when she pulled up. The drive back from Sheridan had been a pretty solemn one for her. Sure she was mad as hell at Shaun for his deceit and lies but she was sad too. She hadn't gotten married with plans not to stay that way. She had known people who got married saying that if it didn't work out then they could always end it and look for someone new. That wasn't how she had approached marriage. She had watched her parents struggle for years but still always manage to make things work and stay together, even through an affair. She felt strangely ashamed and didn't want to call her mother and tell her what she'd just done. She thought her father may be more understanding, but not her mother who still attended mass regularly. Lena Moretti may have been the one who cheated on her husband, but she will tell you it was never to push him away but a strange way to try to pull him to her and to ultimately strengthen their relationship. Vic wasn't sure it had done that, but her dad tried not to take her mother as much for granted as he once had. Even so, Vic knew this was what had to happen for her and Shaun. She could forgive a lot of things but for her, when the trust was broken it was broken. She had to let Shaun off the hook. She didn't want to spend the rest of her life making him pay for his mistakes and she was worried that was what would happen if they stayed together. He willingly married her but had tried to change her in some way ever since the reception had ended. She'll talk to him about it when he gets home next week. She owes him that at least. The intense anger she had been oozing all the way to the attorney's office has dissipated during their conversation and she didn't want to make him suffer like she had wanted to before speaking with the lawyer. Even so, she is glad she has someone who will make sure Shaun does not take advantage of her in the division of property. She doesn't want much, just some financial cushion as compensation for the decrease in income that she experienced with the move to Wyoming. She doesn't want to have to live in some shack due to her lowered income. She hopes Shaun has enough regard for her and their life together to be reasonable. He makes plenty of money with more lined up in the future. She doesn't want monthly alimony or any of his pension or retirement. If Shaun agrees, she is even willing to just use the one attorney to work everything out saving them both in the long run. She reaches the top of the stairs and sees Ruby.
"Vic, glad to see you out and around."
"Thanks Ruby, by the way, the casserole you dropped off at the house was amazing. We might have both starved to death without it. I have been sleeping a lot and Shaun isn't much of a cook."
"Glad to help out Vic. When are you coming back to work?"
"That's part of why I'm here. Do you know when Walt will be back?"
"Jacob Nighthorse gave him a tip on David Ridges' whereabouts so he went to follow up on it. "
"Okay, I don't want to bother him. I plan to come in tomorrow morning to test the waters, see how my head is doing. If Walt needs me before then, he can call. I will keep my cell phone tonight so I don't miss him if he calls."
"What about Shaun, aren't you worried about waking him up? He's recovering too."
"Nah, he sleeps like a rock. Besides, he's in Alaska for work."