“Well that’s a fucking long time coming, but it’s too little, too late.” “Listen, Barry,” she said, her eyes going glassy and damp. “The last five years—” she sniffled, “they’ve been really hard.” Barry scoffed. “The grass wasn’t greener, huh?” He shook his head and looked away from her. “No,” she breathed, her voice cracking, “Adam was—” she cleared her throat. “He wasn’t the man I thought he was.” “And what the hell does that mean?” “He—” a lone tear overflowed from her eye and trickled down her cheek, “He was—” “Did that bastard hurt you, Heather?” Barry asked, his knuckle bones threatening to pop through his skin. “Did he lay a finger on Abby?” “He didn’t touch Abby,” she mumbled, her voice barely above a whisper. Barry punched the bench top and relished the bite of pain. He ran his hands through his hair and tugged at it, closing his eyes while he tried to find his calm. His anger mixed with all the hurt he had buried because of this woman and it made a volatile b
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