The Accidental Wife by Sara Islam

Chapter 37

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"The feeling way better than I have felt in years." I admitted to my therapist.

"Is it because she's back?" Cara asked me and I nodded.

When I first saw her on TV, I thought I was hallucinating. I couldn't believe that she was there in front of me. I couldn't believe that we were finally in the same state again." I stopped talking for a moment. "I spoke to her, you know. She wasn't thrilled to see me, but I can't re and I need to show her that I'm really sorry and that I still love her, but."1 looked down, not knowing how to continue talking.

what?" Cara asked.

"She has a boyfriend." It pained me to say those words out loud.

"And what do you plan on doing!"

"I don't know." I looked down.

*Julian, I understand that you still love her, but you can't ruin her relationship. You need to take her happiness into consideration." I hated how right she was. I didn't plan on ruining her relationship anyway. I didn't plan anything. Nothing was on my mind. All I knew was that I wanted her to be mine again

"And I don't intend to do that. I would rather die than be the reason behind her pain ever again." I did it once and 1 did not plan on committing the same mistake twice.

once

"Listen, I know that it's important to you to fix what was once broken, but I need you to keep in mind that her desires are important here too, Cara felt the need to remind me.

want to talk anymore. "I will see you next week," I told

know what

in front of me brought back every single beautiful memory that we once lived together. I remembered the way

return. I

talking to her regularly. That wasn't weird, because they used to be close when Emily was my wife. My sister was furious at me when I first told them about the divorce and she proba When I arrived at Mum's house, I found her in the front yard, watering her favourite plants. I made my way towards her and kissed

was your session

than many sessions before," I replied. I didn't give her the exact details of my sessions as I felt that they were personal, but I liked to give her general answers, "Is Harper

Em-Amelia. It's so hard to

to it, either," I agreed with

a car that surely wasn't Harper's drove through our front gate. When Harper got out of the passenger door, I knew

from heaving. I watched as she got out of the car and her beauty struck me as always. I loved the baby blue dress sundress she had on. Did she design it? Probably. "It's

Mum gushed as she hugged my

a gorgeous smile on her face, then she turned

murmured, not trusting my voice. She would always be Emily to me, but I was just calling her with her new name

dinner

Her

somewhere to be,"

and I wondered if her response would have

told her and she nodded. Was she now in contact with every single person in my family but

car and drove off and suddenly, I couldn't bear watching her go. Without saying anything to my family. I got in my

Was 1 stupid for following her? Yes. Did I regret

the risk. I wanted to know more about her new life. I wanted to kasow the ones

at an amusement park. Why was she