Chapter 57

Usually, when I woke up I was being held in the arms of my husband. I would be wrapped up and warm in his embrace but here I was alone, without his warmth. That was the first sign that I knew that last night was not just going to be forgotten.

We had not said a word to each other the entire way home. And when we got to our room we didn’t even speak. I got ready for bed and he excused himself saying that he had work that he needed to attend to.

I wanted to follow after him and clean up the mess I had made but I knew that he wanted space right then. He was mad and when Damon was mad he needed to be left alone to breathe, I was the last person he wanted to be conversing with

When I woke up I had been planning to speak to him. I planned an apology and everything but he wasn’t there. I went downstairs and found him gone.

It was bad this time. I tried texting and calling but his phone was going unanswered. He was really mad and for the first time, I was worried about what this could do to our marriage.

I knew that we were solid and nothing would break us so easily but this was something else entirely. It had never gotten to the point where we were ignoring each other.

And now I was on a plane headed to Vancouver to view a site for the next 48 hours. I hadn’t even spoken to my husband before I left.

Me: Baby, I know you’re mad and I messed up. I’m so sorry and I promise when I get back I will make it up to you.

Me: I’m boarding the plane now. I’ll see you in three days. I love you.

Me: Baby, please talk to me. Let me know you’re okay at least. Have you eaten? Will you be at home? Did you go back to Vegas?

All those texts went unanswered.

I had given up hope when I felt my phone buzz in my pocket right before taking off and when I looked down I saw his name and a message under it. But all hopes of it being some kind of reconciliation message were thwarted when I just read two

words.

Damon: I’m fine.

the calls and texts he just sent me two words that might as well have been a knife being sliced right into my heart. I knew that I had messed up but was this truly the way to handle our

one to hold back. I had been the one to say that if he didn’t feel it was working then we could leave. But he had not uttered the words, I want to leave! I had given him multiple outs and

hard and he had said that he was up for it and now that we were in the hard part he was crucifying me for it. I knew that

of your belly. It was the kind of anger that if not fully allowed to take

to hate my husband, I didn’t want to be put into a position to

said I could have both. So why could I not have both

fasten your seatbelts as we are getting ready for take-off.” The little bell in the

and

tears pricking my eyes, I knew that the next three days were going to be a bag

knew that I had to keep it professional. I had to put on a good face in front of Steve and Marcus. I was deep into this project now and there was no

We officially announced the cast yesterday and the entire internet was a buzz. I had friends and family messaging me and congratulating me on this new endeavor. But it didn’t matter how many well wishes flooded in when they weren’t from the one person I needed

me. He was the one person that I

been expecting to find him there but instead, I found a note that read that he had traveled to

the exact words

Dear Adie,

to know that I still love you and that will never change. But

All my love.

Damon.

Each time I read the note the pain

the couch that night hugging that letter to my chest and when I woke up I was

back from texting him like I wanted to. I was trying to respect the fact that he had requested space but that

if he went to Vegas then he would have likely

talk

Me: Hey Lacey

sweet. I have a feeling I know what

a little bit of jealousy at the fact that he had chosen to speak to her without wanting to speak to me. But

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