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"That’s it, Son,"bad to say about each other and we’ll always be friends"

"You’re just starting this process, honey, this ?" I asked

"Yeah You’re s would be like, the life you thought you would have You greith this idea of how your life would be when you were older, and I’ your parents separate" Her ords and soothing toneto take so used to, but eventually you’ll realize you’re not losing either of us Just the idea of us"

She was right I’d always figured one day I’d bring my kids to this house to have picnics and sleepovers with their grandparents, together This was just going to take so used to

I felt defeated

Deflated

Exhausted

"But if you guys can’t ned, waving

"Honey, just like I said the relationship between your dad and I isn’t for you to understand, your relationship with Kacie isn’t foradvice, but I can tell you what I’ve learned along the way If you guys want to be together, you’re going to have to roll up your sleeves and put in the work Forever People stand in front of an officiant and say ‘I do’ but that shouldn’t row their relationship" She looked at o back in time and take my own advice"

An hour later, Kacie and I were in the car on the way ho?"

She sighed "Just kinda going over inabout

"What part?"

"All of it, but mostly the part when she said that no two families are the same and they come in all shapes, sizes, and colors It really hit ho with her hands "Especially the part when she said that sometimes what people want at twenty-five years old isn’t the sa they want at fifty"

I looked back and forth fro to say?"

She shook her head atabout us at all I’ Do you think that people can so different at twenty-five than what they thought they wanted at twenty? Like Zach?"

I clenchedwheel

"Think about it, Brody The fact of the matter is he’s here and he seeive theful relationship with hi," I said sternly

"Okay, you’re right I don’t owe hi about it frorow up and ask where their dad is some day and I have to tell them that he came back but I wouldn’t let him see them"

"What if he wants you back?"

"Not possible," she insisted "I have the sexiest, sweetest,boyfriend on the planet who’s not afraid to kick his ass if he gets out of line"