Curtis' reaction was not at all what Leanne had expected.

Instead of agreeing readily, his eyes were enigmatic. Leanne couldn't read his mood.

The only thing clear was that his face lacked the joy that should have been there.

"Why?" he asked. "Don't you like it there?"

She had spent two and a half years alone at Crystal Cove Villas, battling depression. The house, meant to be a symbol of their union, had become a bastion of suffocating memories instead.

On her saddest and most disappointing day, she left that place. Curtis didn't want to force her, so he never suggested she move back.

"The past, good or bad, is the past. Now and in the future, loving me is all that matters." In the last few minutes, Leanne had thought it through and made her decision.

The house was full of his allergens and immunotherapy wasn't a quick fix. Staying in hotels wasn't a long-term solution either.

gave one courage. It was their marital home,

I love you too," she

out, he didn't know quite when, that

with a sweet ache. Gazing into Leanne's earnest and clear eyes, he

you doing?" Leanne protested, pulling away

finally released her poor cheeks, pulling her head into his chest and gently rubbing the back of her neck. "We'll move tomorrow." The move was all arranged by Curtis from Leanne's clothes

just a few months, the cat

By dusk, she was picked up by Jake in

The route to Crystal Cove Villas

thought he'd made a mistake, but Jake had over two decades of driving experience and was always reliable. She spoke

had reconciled recently, and Jake was in high spirits daily, "No mistake, just sit

tone only

area, they entered the affluent city

familiar landscaped wall came into

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