Dear Ex-wife Marry Me by Twin Bridge

She couldn't even be bothered to utter the word "leave"; instead, she turned her head towards the window, pretending he wasn't

there.

Fitch's forehead was reddened from the splash of soup, and his temper, already on a short fuse, was being forcibly contained.

He wanted to explode, but seeing her so much thinner, and remembering the slap from the night before, he swallowed his anger.

"I've left the dog here."

As he finished speaking, Zoey cracked another smile.

"Take your dog and get out."

"Zoey!"

His tone grew stern, his features hardened, but her next words froze him in place.

"Mr. Haskins, are you going to slapagain?"

Fitch stood motionless, something piercing sharply through his heart amidst the dull ache.

He held the dog carrier, suddenly finding himself without a comeback.

To others, Zoey had appeared unhinged the night before, especially after dousing Wendy with boiling water. Without intervention,

who knew what she might have done?

It was a moment of desperation.

He had never been one to hit women.

he had no defense because, in his heart, Zoey was that kind of woman - excessive,

unscrupulous in her aims.

she had gone to the Haskins' with the intention of entanglement, which had pushed

that Wendy would cin person to snatch Ozzy seemed ludicrous,

have thought, Wendy had indeed

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"Irrational."

single word, he left with

pack of

frown at the mess, he carried the dog carrier back to his car,

was quiet, curled

cigarette, cracking the window to avoid smoking

he drove back to his

to give the dog away, he was left to care for it himself.

wouldn't be an issue.

showered, changed into a fresh suit, and as he dried his hair, he thought of the way Zoey

bullying her, she was humiliated; when

aggrieved.

his disbelief, she had looked shocked,

bear to meet a woman's gaze; her

calm, devoid of despair, except for the initial fury of throwing the bowl. That

his hair, he couldn't resist calling the

poisoning Wendy was still under investigation. Belinda had

up to it. But when she heard her man was cheating again, she

tramp Zoey have it better? We're both women; shouldn't she

to refuse is laughable. She must be

the start."

would believe it was Zoey,