Cash could tell that Ford was trying to change the topic on purpose, but he didn't mind — it gave him an excuse to stop thinking about things that were his fault. He wished he could have connected fleeing the country with Angie alone; but if it was as simple as transferring associations to Angie, he would have become less sad ages ago.

"It fits Halloween, I suppose," Cash said. He had decided to Commit to Ford's conversation topic. "Have you decided on a mask for it? I haven't." He would end up doing whatever Adrienne told him to, if she had strong opinions — this was a part of Having a Wife that Cash thought he was decent at.