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.

mood dipped, her voice soft, “No, he wouldn’t

I asked, “Why not?”

me. “He’s

of us felt like cooking. Christine’s culinary skills

As we were eating and

glancing at

my

the scene at the town

was puzzled, but Christine handed

taken by bystanders

drama, it seemed like some significant

trying to keep things cool and to no avail. It

Like mushrooms after the rain,

another popped up.

dared to butt heads with the Ferguson Group in RiverCity

was a

drama! So, the stepdaughter was

Margaret hooks up with

and her daughter.

wrong with her? Having a national heartthrob like

goes for his dad?

Maybe Bryant

for anyone to scratch that