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“They’re just eating and talking,” he says out of the corner of his mouth

“Wait… he’s offering her a piece of sushi,” he grouses “He’s actually fucking feeding it to her” He practically cackles then “He’s a slob She had to point out that he has soy sauce on his chin”

My skin prickles when Jim rears backith an, “Oh, shit”

“What?” I demand

He peeks around again, then whips back my way “Fuck… we’re busted”

For soht, as if a sta my way Jim takes the lead and we start to melt into the crowd, but we don’t make it far

Jim is pulled up short when Ella snatches hirily de?”

Rather than sheepishly apologize, he goes on the attack “What a on pretty quickly, I’d say”

I notice Ella’s date approaching us with a worried expression, but he thankfully stays several feet away I don’t feel like having to pull Jim off this dude

Ella sighs with frustration “What I do is none of your business, Jim We’re separated”

Jihtly toward her “You could have toldsomeone”

At thishere That had been genuine pain in his voice, and this is a conversation they should be having alone Yet, I dare not take a step away in case Jio after her date in a fit of jealousy

Ella releases her hold on his arm In a quiet voice I can barely hear, she ht out; it was a blind date set up by friends”

“More than one date,” he accuses “I first saw you at lunch a couple weeks ago”

She frohen she admits, “Yes, it’s been a few dates”

“I just can’t believe you’d h his hair

Ella throws her arms out in exasperation “We’ve been separated for iven me no indication that ere headed anywhere other than divorce”

“It’s wrong,” he accuses “We’re still legally married”

“Wrong?” she practically hisses “Why? Why should I sit at hoether—a lonely and neglected woman stuck at home?”

“I didn’t—”

“You fucking did, and you know it,” she snarls I have to adround