Spur of the moment marriage
tely, everything she heard on the
explanation. She wanted him to say it wa
matter? I don't matter?" she yell
now Emily is back in my life, I can't keep sacrificing my happiness for theirs. I'm sure you understand, you only did
pilt those hurtful words. She felt as though she cou
me
any of us ever wants to end things I'll pay you off for the time you've stayed with
ed something, she tho
into such a bad situatio
their faces but rather she saw pity which made everything worse
stairs to get his things after which he returned with a check and dropp
re. She cleaned her eyes and decided he wasn't worth
all a d
as she mustered the courage to speak. She found him in the stud
he began, her voice wavering
expression guarded.
wkward lately. But I can't shake the feeling that maybe this whole thing was a mis
owed slightly. "Wh
te. "What we had before... it meant something, didn't it? I'm willing to fight
cted. "Blair, I don't kno
ance to sort this out. We owe it to ourselves." Aaron studi
air. We'll t
s he gestured to the cha
heart sank as she complied, h
n, pl
"Take the money I've given you and relocate to another cit
with tears. "But Aaron... what we had-it wasn't just a
e than a business arrangement. I'm married, and I have someone I truly love. This," he said, motion
. you don't care
care. But I have a life with my wife now. I can't have you disrupting that." Blair's shoulders s
hance to start over. Take it." She stood up slowly, fe
real here. But I guess I was wrong." Aaron
, the lump in her throat making it hard to breathe. Each step felt heavier than the last
, the sting of his words still fresh. She took a d
not to let Aaron see her weakness. As she walked to the front do
contract, that he had moved on and had someone else in his life. The
t thing she wanted was to give him the satisfaction
s a cold dismissal. Blair's heart ached, but she straightened h
she deserved better. She would rebuild her life, reclaim her st