When Love Breaks by Jack

Christine was shocked. “No way?”

I sighed. “Yup, that’s the scoop.”

Wondering when I’d finally get that jerk to sign the divorce papers was like

guessing when it would rain in a drought.

Christine tried to cheer me up when she saw I was down in the dumps. “Don’t

sweat it. You know, when it comes to divorce, if one person’s dead set on it,

it’s inevitable. And hey, you’ve sorted everything out, just missing that piece of

paper. You might as well consider yourself free.”

I smiled, chit-chatting before changing the subject, “What about you? Hasn’t

Steven popped over here looking for you?”

I still owed Steven a dinner for helping me move. He remembered where I

lived. A quick chat with Bryant would clear that up, even if he didn’t.

voice soft, “No, he wouldn’t

I asked, “Why not?”

at me.

us felt like cooking.

so we just ordered takeout. As we were eating and talking,

at

“Oh my God, Teresa

the scene at the

but Christine handed me

by

it seemed like some significant power was stirring the pot.

cool and to

on social media. Like mushrooms after the rain, you pulled one out,

another popped up.

dared to butt heads with the Ferguson Group in RiverCity

internet was a wildfire of

drama! So, the stepdaughter

with her

wife and her

with her? Having a national heartthrob

for his dad?

Bryant wasn’t into her? She

looking for anyone to scratch