June 9th, 1893 - Lestrange house, before the Animal Kingdom Fashion Show

Being married was freedom, but it came with its own set of expectations. Cash let Adrienne set their social calendar, because that was what wives did, with minimal input. But it meant he went to more, and different, parties than he had as a bachelor. Fewer cocktail hours, more silent auctions.

He was about half ready, having changed out of his work suit and into more formal evening wear. Cash wandered out of his own dressing room and into his wife's with his sleeves still unbuttoned. "Do you have strong feelings about which cufflinks I wear?" he asked, leaning in the doorway.

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