When Love Breaks by Jack

Nobody expected Ramona, with her seemingly kind and gentle eyes, to come

at Bryant with such a sharp retort. It took all I had to suppress my laughter.

But then again, I seemed to be the only one who could find humor in the

situation.

The air was thick with awkwardness. What made things awkward wasn’t

Ramona’s statement. It was that I, his ex-wife, happened to be right there.

I lowered my head, pretending to be engrossed in the view outside the

window, trying to make myself inconspicuous.

The snow outside, not yet melted, was blinding.

I felt a gaze fixed on me and then heard Bryant’s calm voice, “Yes, freshly

divorced.”

at Dorothy, her tone cooling,

this?”

shooting me a veiled glare

beside Ramona, gently shaking her arm. “Who’s been filling

over long before. It’s

one thing.” Ramona

your engagement, was their divorce

it wasn’t. Dorothy knew

grinding her teeth, but her face was playing it cool,

“They hadn’t finalized their divorce

it mean he loves

Ramona’s voice thundered, a flush of anger

so shameless? If you dare repeat that

no longer a Myers!”

Then, her gaze landed on

Grandma? Making her

does this have to do with