omentarily

signed the divo

ted asking for the divorce

ers momentarily

? Impossible-he was eager to move on, especially no

the courthouse," Emma snapped, ending

te from dusk till dawn. By eight, after showering and dressing

but Ricky was no

Emma tried calling him

Group, bypassing the receptionist and taki

on the leather sofa in his office, her expressio

inquired, his voice even, as he walked to

nutes," sh

ested, diving back into his

hin Emma, on the

's the meani

se for an hour, and now that she had c

him, less than a mere docu

y do you exp

y, catching Ricky's attenti

d you t

nger. I want the div

worn thin with his

going to

shocked and

. After a few moments, he pulled the divorc

ripped the pa

you love me? Wasn't it you who insisted on being my wife? That title remains

orce papers, and Nicola was getting better

to remove her from his life. With his

hand you back to Nicola. I won't trouble you any further. Please,

things for the good of

choice, she was ment

th twisted into a mocking sm

ddenly backed ou

icola's

ha

o see us tog

as palpable, her f

n, she hopes to

ife where we're un

cky's face, replaced by hi

as not a pawn to be shuffled between th

oning, suspecting he was merely

de no sen

planning to

ky's expression darkened. "Go back t

really asking her to retu

s it had been a month earlie

cky

ed, a storm of ange

your own, or must

nse rage, Emma parted her

e lit a cigarette, his silhouette framed against

ced the room agai

ld coffee and the remnants of to

cky had anticipat

ir ties once signed. Yet now, with Emma's signature drying,

re for them to remain toget

even sur

ght a chill to t

eming as adrift as her steps, until she found he

at the threshold. Amidst the bustling entrance, she watched life move by-the flow of people,

ma stopped when she heard Verena's stern voice fro

d. Her voice was gentle but definite. "I

can't you think for yourself? If Ricky won't divorce

n my condition, another bone marrow transplant might not be an option; I'd need t

ght come back, not tha

t Ricky hasn't brought u

ed Nicola was recovering well post-surgery, yet

Nicola was hesitan