Dear Ex-wife Marry Me by Twin Bridge

Of course he was drunk. If he weren't, he'd never have said Bert should

apologize.

Bert popped open another bottle for Tyler, grinning. "You're not nearly drunk enough. Come on, have another."

Tyler opened his bleary eyes, then suddenly tilted his head back to stare at the ceiling.

"Bert, I visited her old high school, you know. Found out about her first love. Good-looking guy. But do you know what really matters?"

"What?"

"My nose. Right here."

He pointed at the bridge of his nose, his eyes still glazed over with confusion.

“He has a birthmark here just like Kerwin. Maybe that's why Athena was drawn to me, why she was ever kind to me. Isn't that pathetic?"

He kept saying it was laughable, but the pain in his eyes was so raw, it nearly spilled over.

Bert didn't know what to say. He'd never been in love like Tyler. At best, he'd see a pretty woman and want to have some fun, but once he actually got her, the appeal vanished.

You always want what you can't have. Once you do, you stop caring.

"Bert, it just hurts so damn much right here."

truly his friend, he'd have tossed him into the pool outside to sober

"Tyler, have another drink."

to. The more I drink, the

slumped over,

a blanket from the couch to cover him, but noticed Tyler's eyelashes were damp. Had he really

never got along with his family. After that surgery years ago, the doctors couldn't guarantee how long he'd live, so he'd always drifted through life,

he wrote were over-the-top melodramas he loved that kind of

the middle of the night, Tyler

from the

having that birthmark removed. If I'd Teft it, maybe she wouldn't have broken up with

it? Why'd I go to her school? Now she's probably off chasing that Kerwin. God, I don't

dump a glass of ice water on Tyler's face to snap him out of it,

mumbling to himself, oblivious to whether anyone was

the next day, his

around in there flooding

crashed on the couch last night. When he saw Tyler up, he quickly sat up

I don't have to drive you to the

"I'm fine."

a glass of Bennitt mineral water, took a sip, and then, almost casually, asked, "Which set is Athena working on right

you thinking of dropping

"Which set, Bert?"