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She faltered, unsure of what to say when he obviously didn’t get the point.She swallowed hard and forced herself to take the two steps toward the door and open it.“You should go.”
“Come on, Haddie.We have kids together,” he murmured.“We need to be able to speak without it being tense.”
“That will take time,” she said tersely.
“Fine.I get that.But let’s try, okay?”He placed his hand on her shoulder and then moved it toward her neck.“You’re still my—”
“You shouldgo, Kyle.She’swaiting for you like the good little girl she is.”
Kyle scowled and lowered his hand, the fingers of his other hand tightening over the headphones until the plastic cracked in complaint.
“I screwed up.I should’ve told you instead of hiding it.”
The admission was probably as close to an apology as she’d ever get, but it was little comfort now.Him not telling her meant the entire hospital and their friends all knew while she’d remained the clueless wife whispered about in hushed tones.But what he should have done was honor their vows in the first place.“Tell Abby I love her.Goodbye.”
The moment his feet crossed the threshold, she shut the door with a soft click that revealed none of the rage boiling inside of her.
Twenty-five years of marriage.Two years of dating.Memories and lives intertwined and meshed together for eternity by vows before God and the children they shared—all gone because of a wandering eye and a flirtatious piece of fluff who’d set her eyes on a prize and managed to lure it away.
Good riddance.
In the end, she needed to look at things a different way—as a blessing, like Mary Elizabeth had said.Even if the thought was a hard pill to swallow.
But truthfully a good mancouldn’tbe lured away.Mary Elizabeth was right.The fluff had actually done her a favor.
