He could actually write something like that.

His lips twitched awkwardly, feeling almost too embarrassed to hit send.

But finally, with a reckless determination, he pressed the button.

Jessica's phone chimed several times in a row-messages from Timothy.

She glanced at the pictures and read through the three texts.

A wry smile tugged at Jessica's lips-equal parts amused and defeated.

If he'd said things like this even a few times in the past seven years, maybe she wouldn't have ended up so heartbroken and numb.

Now, the affection she once longed for from him was no longer something she needed.

The vine of love that had once grown in her heart had long since withered and died; no matter how much water he poured on it now, it would never come back to life.

She shut off her phone and went to bed.

Timothy sat there gripping his phone, waiting for her reply.

He waited half an hour.

An hour.

Nothing.

his door. "Sir, lunch

at the time on his phone-noon. It must be past midnight

to be asleep, that's

to be

right before bed, Vince scrolled through Twitter and saw the flood of

pulled off a

he'd managed to gild his

had to hand it to

were razor-sharp-even the divorce had become

squeezed every last drop of value from

shuddered to think what kind of

he'd taken Timothy's offer back

Vince kept doom-scrolling through Twitter, only to realize Timothy's review post had

immediately, a new trending topic popped

Viral Post Without a Second

but admire Timothy's knack for managing publicity. By now, the comments were piling

the majority were singing Timothy's

if Timothy had kept his marriage

so beautiful, he was afraid to

the comment and sent

clear

the middle of lunch when

his

do you expect me

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