Who's Crying Now, Ex-Husband?

Chapter 319

Mila was stunned.

Even after climbing into the car, she sat there in a daze, her mind elsewhere.

Archie, noticing her distracted state as he drove, asked curiously, "Hey, Mila, what's up? Did you get anything out of your trip to church today?"

Mila just shook her head, still not sure what to say.

Archie didn't press. He'd only asked out of habit, and now that his altitude sickness had finally worn off, he was in high spirits, munching happily on beef jerky and humming along to the radio.

The black SUV rumbled steadily down the road.

Not long after they set off, Mila started feeling a little lightheaded. She'd done most of the driving the previous day, and after heading out again that morning, exhaustion was catching up to her. Worried she might be coming down with altitude sickness too, she took a few breaths from the oxygen canister, bundled herself up in her down jacket and a small blanket, and closed her eyes to rest.

Before she knew it, she'd drifted off to sleep.

Winter came around again.

It was a rare weekend break from work, and Mila and Forrest had made plans to escape to the countryside for a little food adventure and some much-needed camping.

alone there was a lively group of friends along for the

Someone even brought fireworks.

head back to watch the bursts of color light up the night sky, the glow painted her face in brilliant hues, her eyes shining

right in front of

turned to see Forrest standing beside her, holding out a handful of sparklers with a

Where'd you find

only be the big fireworks tonight, not these little hand- held ones. Growing up, she'd always watched other kids play with sparklers but never

she took them from him

two bright clusters of silver

corner of the

back and forth, laughing as she turned to Forrest. "What do you think?

closely. "You look amazing," he said,

burned quickly, their intense beauty lasting only a heartbeat before fading

trace of disappointment flickered

plenty more. Knock yourself

long time, and Forrest captured Mila's

after returning to campus, Mila waved goodbye to Forrest and headed back to her dorm. As she turned down a corridor,

the distance, surrounded by a crowd, stood