sk. As I step into the attorneys office I'm met with a middle aged woman with a bright smi

t circumstances but I hope I can be some help." She shakes hands with me and gestures toward a cha

are you?" She

ng my head "this is the last pl

left with the office yesterday and I see you've sighted infidelity on your partners part,

friend" I say closing my eyes and taking a breath, when I open t

n to have cop

s I

are two other children in the home as

separate. The income part is pretty easy, I don't have any. Eric and I met in college, I was an art major and he architecture. After graduation I was working small commissioned jobs for hire around town when he was offered his position at the firm.

ere is of it. I'm saving it for the kids college and then it would have gone to our retirement, I want to make sur

heritance this way, she protected you from anybody being able to claim it. If he's never had access he won't unless you give it to him, he will be

r moms were best friends, and after mine passe

th her. I share about her current divorce circumstances what she has been going through he

marriage over it, then moved in on your husband right as you

more ridiculous than I thought i

perwork started." Mrs Green says collecting the

s halfway hoping so would have some magical advic

protect your peace early. Sadly. nine times out of ten things get

rt system is the family of the woman involved. I don't want you to end up on an island if we can help it, you're going to need support to get to the other side

stay at the house with the boys but if he won't go will I? I gues

him to." I say shrugging. "Thank you Mrs Green, I'll have copies of the boy

ays giving me a wink. That ho

you C

'get ahead of the narrative' as Chloe put it, but now that the paperwork was startin

ling?" Chris ask

be the one to announce the separation, with th

re the boys as well so no-one else sa

tell your parents first then him. How do I tell them that their daughte

ike you did with me. Trust me it leaves nothing to the imagination about what's going on, and it answers the question of timing as well you can see exactly what t

en shots and i'll drop them to my parents and tel

him I know. Could you drop it off to them toni

e to plan to keep the boy

. Walking into the house I've shared happily with Eric for years it no longer holds the same warmth I've always felt here. Every smiling face staring back at me from our photos feels like a cruel joke. Who i

he can print them out, effectively lighting the fuse to a b