m. The sky outside the floor-to-ceiling windows had begun t

. She walked into the bedroom, drew all the hea

. The faint scent of Haskell on t

low and hurled it to the floor. Then she buried her

but her tears soaked th

of a beautiful woman with a gentle smile, her features bearing a striking

red, her voice brea

uffer this humiliation? Would there have been a safe ha

her phone rang, shattering

But it rang again, and ag

phone. The screen lit up with

y true

lifestyles had slowly pulled them apart. Danielle had never liked the way Haskell treated Julis

d, then swip

ou been?" Danielle's voice exploded from the speake

a spoke, a sob caught in he

t's wrong? Are you crying? Did that bas

fenses crumbled completely. She broke do

ver right now!" Danielle's v

.. at

there in thirty minut

doorbell rang. Julissa d

rp, short haircut. It was Danielle. She took one look at Julissa's swol

out," Danielle said s

ally finding a safe place to let go of her a

lass of warm water, and then sat beside h

ragged breaths, Danielle spoke. "Okay. T

thing. The photo. The shared birthday. The

rom the sofa, furious. "Holy shit! He has a secr

You have to leave him! Divorce him, now!" D

ention her father's company, or the baby.

ed. I'm taking you out. We're going to max out Haskell's credit card.

without waiting for an answer and p

et everyone see that you are so muc

rce energy, the dead water