(Jade)
Brad left for work less than twenty minutes after the call with Gerald ended.
He didn’t kiss me before leaving. He didn’t promise everything would be fine either. He took the folder with him, grabbed his keys, and walked out like if he moved fast enough, the problem would stay behind him. That irritated me more than I wanted to admit.
I stood in the kitchen after the door closed and looked around.
The house was too quiet now, and I hated that I noticed it. A few hours ago, I still felt like I had a place here. Now Harmon had walked in with papers and made it clear that I was the problem everybody wanted removed.
I touched my stomach and breathed out.
This was not how it was supposed to go. Brad was supposed to handle Lena, finalize the divorce, and keep me comfortable until th
