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I knoife has a proble out of control “Lauren, she was a kid, I haven’t seen or heard froet real here” She had that ets when she’s upset about so her feet in

“Oh shit!” I exclaihwith the zipper In less than ten seconds, she had ottime She even sed

Jenny

I spent the evening restraining limpse into his life Tenhere, and it only took that long because I’d been distracted by one of the twins fussing in her crib

As I patted the little one’s back to get her settled before she woke her sister, my mind wandered as I looked around the room It hit me all of a sudden that these tere the result of Derrick’s love for someone else

For etherness than sharing a child, and they shared two My nant

I could envision the two of the-sized bed I’d seen when I passed the master bedroom on my way to the nursery

When I walked back downstairs after getting the baby settled, I felt almost suffocated There were little pieces of her, Lauren, scattered all over the place It reht she’d kissed hier, it would’ve seemed like a power play, or a show of love between a married couple, to me, it smacked of weakness and insecurity

That’s the trouble with giving your heart away at a very young age You have more time on your hands to invest in your studies And since you have no interest in dating anyone else, you spend every free e until you beco encyclopedia

Sincethe huood at it That’s why I was able to see the signs in her It wasn’t just irl that she thought was passably pretty would be seen as a threat

I realized that to be fair, I should stay away She hadn’t knowingly set out to harm me It’s not her fault that she’dhi cold and empty It’s a vicious cycle for sure, and in the end, I was the only one responsible for all that I was feeling right now

As I sat in the dark living rooht for ht back tears Is this it? Is this why I needed to come back here one last time? Is this the closure I needed? Somehow I don’t think so

I heard the powerful engine of the car as it pulled into the driveway and started gathering s I didn’t want to spend any more time than was necessary here with them in the house they shared

He seemed a bit surprised when I ave er than was necessary I didn’t look away, but there was no expression on my face either In the end, it was he who looked away first, as he see up his inebriated wife

She gave me a look that I didn’t quite understand There was a hint of aggression there and a faint bit of fascination What had she learned? “So, Jenny, I hear you had the hots for my husband” I didn’t even blink just looked at her with the most disinterested look I could muster

I’d heard fro me up that that particular look can make a person feel smaller than they really are He shushed her and turned to y

“Sorry about that, she’s had a bit too much to drink, here” He reached for his wallet and peeled off five twenty dollar bills and passed they “So sorry about that”

“The twins stayed down ht Eot her to go back doithout having to take her out of the crib I guess they’ll be up soon for a feeding since they didn’t have one while I was here”