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151 Can't Get Past It (Winona)

I feel like I've been hit by a truck. My head's pounding, my stomach's churning, and every sound stabs into my skull. I groan, pressing my hand to my forehead as I sit up in bed.

The memories of last night come flooding back-the party, the drinks, the argument.

God, the argument.

Anne stayed over with Bobby and Sarah. I hope they never heard us arguing like that. The kids are playing downstairs, their laughter bubbling upwards. It's the only bright spot in my day so far.

I pull on a robe and drag myself down to the kitchen, where the smell of coffee isn't helping my nausea.

"Good afternoon." Anne glances up from the table, her eyes sharp. "You look like hell," she says, handing

me a mug.

"Feel like it, too," I mutter, taking a sip and wincing. Even the usual coffee tastes too strong. I wince." Afternoon?" I look at the clock on the wall. "Shit, it's almost three in the afternoon!"

I heard Jayden slam the door when he left around three in the morning," Anne says, her voice probing but gentle. "Are you okay?"

I sigh, leaning against the counter. "We argued. Badly. I said a lot of things I shouldn't have."

Anne studies me for a moment, then asks, "were any of those things true?"

delivery was a bit rough, on both accounts. We were

says, her tone practical. "You can't deal with

I just hope the kids didn't hear any of it. I should've

so neither could they. I just heard Jayden

slam."

"That's a relief."

finishes her coffee and stands up. I'm taking all three kids out for a bit. You should get some more rest, or

to the chase. "You and Jayden need to work on things together

heading out, leaving me alone with my thoughts-and my guilt. I'm still standing here, trying to piece together the

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rushes in like a tornado, her usual larger-than-life energy making my head hurt even

with your sexy fiancé, not looking like you got dragged through a hedge backwards. Unless he's the reason you look that

smile. "Yeah, well, he is partially the reason, but not the way

brows raise up as she flops down on the couch, her bag hitting the floor with a thud. "Oh? Spill. Did he

even though it makes my head hurt. "We got drunk and

forward, suddenly

sitting next to her. "I couldn't stop thinking about how the last person he was with was Ashlyn. It just... it got into my head, and I kept picturing it. I told him hoping he'd understand and he

needed therapy. Okay, he

whistle. "So, even though Ashlyn's locked up, she's still

""Pretty much," I mutter.

need to deal with those feelings. Otherwise, they're going to eat you alive-and your relationship with

the cushions. "I just... I don't

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