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as the day I learned my husban
thought it was about work. But his tone as he talked sound too person
o
nt five years pretending that
rstand his need and the one he can called home. The one who waite
weetheart. While I was the bestfriend who silently wanting him in the shadow wh
m Blackwood family. And it was the first time I met he
at her like she was a business proposal, not a person. I didn't know the
. New boss. He nodded once at me, barely visible. I nodded back. Professional. Distant. Two people co
it weeks ago, hidden it in the back of the fridge,
Zane. Can yo
iliar, rhythmic creak I knew in my bones. Mixed with it, asoft moan. A woma
o scream. I wanted to throw the champagne. But I didn't do any of the things wives do in movies. I walk
hat belonged to her. Her legs wrapped around him, red-polished toes curlin
ened. Found mine
bled for
sweaty, flushed, then
while he fell apart. Cried for the woman who walked away from his life. That was the moment I should have screamed.
gth to turn around and walked away. T
ssa,
t what y
let me
? The last t
rouble. She's our best friend. You understand. I understood perfectly. I unscrewed the cap on my bottle and poured our
Closed the front door softly behind m
The streetlights blurred past.
y eyes had been flat, just seeking information. I pulled over. My hands shook, but
mbers for the Harrington project for Mr. Blackwood's board
to the shared drive, Ms. S
ouldn't afford. Do you want to own that delay?" I kept my
the number. I stared at it on my screen. The w
. But talking, hearing his voice, that f
ed a tex
my home with my husband. I thoug
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