I should feel empowered by my decision, I suppose. Instead, I just feel cold and empty. I’m sure I did the right thing. I would never want to be the other woman in an affair, not even for Miles. Yet the empty shell carved out of my heart feels like it will never fully heal.At work, I move like a zo
“What’s the other way?” I ask her, almost afraid to find out.She grins at me. “You find a rebound.”“You don’t mean…?”“Go into my closet and pick a hot outfit, Esther. Tonight, we’re going to the club!”Given that our club outing after discovering what a cheater was, ended in a night of passion be
Something in the way Miles looks at me begs me to stay, even though every logical thought in my brain is telling me to run away and not look back. We can’t do this here, with Selena, bright and beautiful, sitting beside him.All the articles I’ve read, I thought hurt me. Seeing the two of them in th
Feeling embarrassed and abandoned, I push my way through the dance floor and return to Cynthia’s side.“I want to leave,” I tell her, my voice shaking. I’m instantly sober, but I still feel shaky. “I want to leave right now.”Cynthia, without question, flags down the bartender. “Check please.” To me
“Hugo…” I say, looking at him.He must see something in my face that tells him I see him differently than before. He starts to straighten slightly, all while keeping his face open and his smile easy and soft.“If were to ask you…” I lick my lips, nervous.He leans toward me a little. “Yes?”“Feel fr
I have no idea how to answer that question. “Uh…” I say eloquently, searching for the correct words to satisfy my curious child. There is so much about my relationship with Miles that I can’t share with her. Actually, there’s very little that I can share.I guess it wouldn’t be unsafe to share, “It
He is kind and sweet, and I’m quite fond of him.If Miles wasn’t already in my heart, I would have easily fallen for Hugo. I can’t let my attachment to someone unobtainable stand in the way of my happiness now.“Is it difficult… being here with me, when your heart is somewhere else?” Hugo asks.I st
“This is an unusual place to find you, Selena,” Hugo says, deflecting attention away from me.I’m glad for this, as I’m still incredibly unnerved that Selena knows my name. I have been on the news a lot lately. Still, the way she said it, Hello, Esther, like we are old friends… It’s unnerving. She s