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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?"

the delivery was a bit rough, on both accounts.

practical. "You can't

she's right. "Yeah, I guess. I just hope the kids didn't hear any of it. I should've been more

so neither could they. I just heard

slam."

"That's a relief."

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

the chase. "You and Jayden need to work on things together if you both want this. It's not going to happen

guilt. I'm still standing here, trying to piece together the mess I'm facing, when there's a knock on the door. Please

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front door and Lisa rushes in like a tornado,

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

weak smile. "Yeah, well, he is

with a thud. "Oh? Spill. Did he not perform,

it makes my head hurt. "We got drunk and cared too much... We argued. About him

suddenly serious.

about how the last person he was with was Ashlyn. It just... it got into my head, and I kept picturing it. I

me I was crazy to think about Ashlyn and him and needed therapy. Okay, he said my

lets out a low whistle. "So, even though Ashlyn's

""Pretty much," I mutter.

her legs. "You're not going to like this, but you need to deal with

"I just... I don't know

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