"You're going to do many things right," Cash retorted. Even if Ford wasn't quite ready for this, he'd be better off than many husbands — he was a good person, who was incredibly empathetic when it came to other people. (It occurred to Cash that he had maybe never verbalized that thought. He took a sip of liquor instead.)

"But — sex is something I've tried to make decent. For Adrienne," he added. He wasn't a bad person for Ford to ask this question, was his point.