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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?"

was a bit rough, on both accounts. We were both drunk and angry. No excuse for attacking each

least everything is out there now," Anne says, her tone practical. "You can't deal with anything if you're not honest about how you're

want to argue, but she's right. "Yeah, I guess. I just hope

argument so neither could they. I just heard Jayden

slam."

"That's a relief."

I'm taking all three kids out for a bit. You should get some more rest, or at least

to work on things together if you both want this. It's not going to happen by magic.

out, leaving me alone with my thoughts-and my guilt. I'm still standing here, trying to piece together the mess I'm facing, when there's a knock on the door. Please don't be Jayden. I just

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like a tornado,

thought you'd be glowing after a night with your sexy fiancé, not looking like you got dragged through a hedge

"Yeah, well, he is partially

with a

makes my head hurt. "We got drunk and cared too

suddenly

to her. "I couldn't stop thinking about how the last person he was with was Ashlyn. It just... it got

and him and needed therapy. Okay,

whistle. "So, even though Ashlyn's locked

""Pretty much," I mutter.

going to like this, but you need to

"I just... I don't

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