Sea Lion Shores I'[m] thinking of ending things

He was startled. But he listened. For several seconds after she finished, he was quiet. Then —
Well, that's fucking selfish, Tybault said bluntly, without malice but equally without sympathy. Here he was, trying so hard to cut back on his own selfish tendencies, and Reverie was going for the gold. Ending things. If he didn't know her he would have thought she meant with her boyfriend — husband? Whatever. He would have encouraged that. But he did know her. He knew what she meant. And it was stupid, even more so than her stupid name. Leaving behind your kid, and your - whatever he is. If you love your family, maybe try a little harder than that?