Chapter 38 What's His Name?

Anne glanced at the clock on the wall; it was already 2:30 AM.

Her parents were probably fast asleep by now, and she didn't want to worry them by making a late-night trip to the police station.

After wrestling with her thoughts for a moment, she decided

to call her husband, Dante.

The phone rang a few times before he picked up. The background noise was chaotic, filled with the sounds of laughter and clinking glasses as if he were at a poker game. Anne could even hear a woman's voice in the mix. "What's up?" Dante's tone was flat, lacking any warmth.

Anne skipped the pleasantries, her voice icy. "Come pick me up at the police station."

There was a brief pause, and then Dante's voice, laced with sarcasm, cut through the noise.

"In trouble, huh? You've really outdone yourself this time,

Anne."

Chapter 38 What's His Name?

She bit her lip, sensing his impatience.

She thought, frustration bubbling up inside her, "What am I doing, calling him?"

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Anne was about to hang up when Dante's voice broke through again. "Alright, I'll come get you. But first, you owe me a favor."

Anne tightened her grip on the phone, her heart racing. "What

favor?"

"Give me a kid."

Anne was momentarily speechless.

get a divorce! Why would I have

out

was just trying to

forged under

long years, Anne had waited in

face the harsh reality

divorce, he had agreed,

process of

thought, "And now he wants me to

was unwilling to come to

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divorced, why should I bail

respond, a series of beeping sounds filled

hung up on

phone in disbelief, she felt a wave

at her eyes as Anne turned

that looked more

saw that.

Anne's shoulders, her heart aching

Meryl. But it looks like we'll have

for this bail

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lip, contemplating, "I

awake at this hour.

night, and I'm asking him

to bail us out...

How melodramatic.

would he think

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