After Mike tells us what happened between Cohn,Romero, and Brett, he gives us a new insight on his her past.
At this point, we are all probably thinking the same thing: Settle down, Brett! Don't be mean. But now we see that her current husband (soon to be ex-husband) was a real jerk! "...he used to tell her he'd kill her. Always slept with a loaded revolver. Brett used to take the shells out when he'd gone to sleep" (page 207). What a sad, scary life. I think that would also give me a distorted view on love. If that is her experience of settling down in marriage, then I don't blame her for jumping from man to man. I'm sorry for those who suffer from it, but we all face that in our lives-Brett did too. "She hasn't had an absolutely happy life, Brett. Damned shame, too. She enjoys things so" (page 207).
Why did she marry "Gentleman Ashley" in the first place? My guess-she wanted to be the traditional wife on the those times. Settle down and get married-have kids. Deep down inside, however, she was always this spunky, out-of-the-box woman who didn't like to be suppressed. So now she is breaking free and will never turn back to that lifestyle.
Go Brett! (Sorta. She should probably give another guy a chance. Preferably Jake)
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