When Love Breaks by Jack

Chapter 26

I had scripted the scene in my mind. I would propose divorce, and Bryant would readily agree. It would be dignified yet simple.

“Did he say something?” Christine asked.

“He said…” Just thinking about his words choked me up. “He said I was into Mark.” “Wait, what?” Christine was flabbergasted and burst into laughter out of sheer frustration. “How does his brain even work? Back in college, Steven and the guys could tell you were into Bryant and even asked me about it. And now he thinks you’re into Mark?”

“That’s why I couldn’t hold back. I hit Bryant.” I looked down, feeling a bit wrong as if all my efforts over the past seven never

years had been futile. Or perhaps his thoughts ha lingered on me, so he couldn’t even discern who I had feelings for.

Soon after, our food delivery arrived.

Christine brought in two huge bags of groceries, meticulously placing them in the empty fridge.

but she pushed my hand

knew you had a homemaker side to

starts with me,” she quipped back, finishing up tidily before grabbing a couple of

brilliantly. We

do you think there are any good

my father was and how often I saw happiness on my mother’s face. People say you can tell how good a husband is by

day and night that the next guy

you?”

head mysteriously don’t care because… I’m not exactly a good woman myself!” Laughing at

*Jane,

keeps spinning without anyone. You’ll be better off

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bastard,

even as

day, helping me pack up my belongings and bringing