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"The sarowl "But that’s why it should have ended You knoell as I do there is no hope here Why would you fuckin’ keep me here when you never wanted it either?"

"Just say it," she yells, throwing the phone "Don’t put it back on me Admit what you’ve wanted to admit for years Admit that you don’t lovein her face "I don’t love you anymore"

She reaches out and she slaps rind my jaw

"I don’t love you either, you piece of shit," she screah cruelly "If you hatewithout you"

My eyes widen and I take a step back I’

"What did you say?"

"Oh, come off it, Nate You knoell as I do this relationship has been dead for longer than it was alive You stay because of Macy, and that’s okay because it’s such a noble fucking thing to do Well, I stay for the money I have no family to turn to, no people to take care ofI’ve been fighting forfors "I need a life too"

"What about Macy? Where does she fall in all this?"

"I love our daughter, but you know I never wanted kids"

Boiling point I’ve reached boiling point I knew Lena was ry--she always had been, it’s why she never wanted h this hell all because she didn’t want her gravy train to end has everything inside rily "How dare you? You disrespectedthatwhore You’re no better than ht, I’m not But I stayed with you because I wanted the best forall you cared about washer, Nate She’s et up in her face "Like fuck I’ with htto leave ht you, Nate," she screams

"What is it you want?" I bellow "Money? You want ive you as hter and let her live the horrible life you choose to inflict on yourself"

"Three hundred thousand"

Mybefore ? Nothing at all?" I rasp "She’s your daughter"

"And all I’ve ever done is let her down; you make that clear daily She’s better off with you, Nate I care about her enough to know that"

"You were going to use her, weren’t you? To get what you wanted"

"I’e it If it’s done, Nate, then end it and ry that the woman I once loved turned into this