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“What were you hoping would happen fro every ounce of strength that I have not to cry right now He’s already taken so ive him my tears, too

“Baby, this doesn’t have to be the end I love you, and I know you love s with Norah I swear,to find a loophole so I can divorce her as soon as humanly possible”

If it’s possible to physically feel your heart breaking, I’ this pain in my chest “And until then?”

His sas is If you want, you can ht next to the hospital and we could be together et married as soon as my divorce is finalized”

“And how long will that take? A few months? A few years?”

“I don’t know My attorneys said it won’t be easy, so it may take a while”

“And in the interi her husband in every way? And I would continue being your mistress?”

Adaive it a title?”

“What about the first part ofher husband in all the ways that ether?”

The sad part is that he seeenuinely perplexed as to why I would have a proble the other woets to make a home with him Have his children Make love to him

“Baby, I’d have to keep up pretenses,” he says “I can’t do anything toher until ether But that part’s only temporary You’re the one I want to be with Soto have another kid With you”

“Oh, how considerate of you,” I scoff

“I’ serious, Rainey I kno badly you want children I’ you that I’m okay with that now”

I rollabout children for years Every single time we’ve had the conversation, you were adamantly opposed to it Little did I know that was because you already co them to another woman”

“I never wanted children after Parker” He shakes his head “I love hter, and I’ll love the new one, too, but they weren’t planned Norah trapped nant”