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eek, I'd been avoiding every news outlet. My name was trending and so was my husband's.
y husband to return as I tried my best to ignore the voic
ow how. We both forgot about our an
tion. They all thought it was for me and were waiting to see it on my
to be f
ng about it. I'd gone shopping earlier today and gotten some random gifts, hoping to salvage it, but
ore I heard the familiar sound of his car pulling up in
but that emotion only lasted
ly. "I was wai
uit jacket when I reached for
waved your fo
I've had din
osed my ey
by the side as he took off his tie and unbuttoned his white shirt.
media painted us as a perfect couple; they painted me as a woman who got spoiled by her husband, who got sh
en we couldn't even have a regular conv
you som
onight, he looked interested in what
erfectly wrapped presents. Maybe he was waiting for me to give him hi
ersary." His eyebrows shot up but he said nothing and I watche
cologne. His gaze traveled to my face to see me watch
"You don't l
im and he appreciated it. Was he mad that the gifts came late? In my defense, he h
they came
not the
what i
taring at the gold watch I'd gotten h
rowed. "You sai
energy to argue with you and I d
e confirming my suspicions but I still didn't want to believe it was because of her. If h
t because I didn't want to. He never had the time to sit down and have a rea
ping my arms around myself. If we didn't want to go on li
e do." H
I thought he was
ed when he handed it to me. He never told me about anything going on in his office so why
it. It took me less than a second to know what was going on. After all,
ious than he'd ever been in his l
eak but my brain just couldn't fo