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My husband had a tell like no other. When he lied to me, his skin flushed bright red.
I solved problems with an unyielding sword. I was a fixer. Straight to the source. And we needed to be fixed.
So, when she suggested we see other people and remain married, my first thought wasn’t of the freedom it would give someone like me. Instead, it was of the options it would give someone like her.
Ainsley was a catch, plain and simple, and I was very worried I'd forgotten that to the point that I might not be able to get her back. To the point that I might lose her.
It seemed as if my wife knew my every move before I even made it, but I could’ve never guessed her moves that night.
I felt more bitter that he hadn’t been jealous of my date than about my own lack of feelings for him.
I couldn’t explain it, the sudden urge to hurt her, but it was there. I wanted to cause her pain.
He struggled with situations he wasn’t comfortable in, yet thrived when he was comfortable.
I got away with it and, when presented with another opportunity, I took it without a second thought.
Everything could’ve gone so much differently, if only I’d been a better man.
Pretending to be a living, breathing person while I melted internally into an anxious mess.
in moments of fear or anger, he’d been known to lose control of himself. He let his fear, his passion, his worry, and his desire make decisions before his brain could.
People like to pretend they have no control over the way their life turns out, but the truth is that they just refuse to deal with the hard stuff because it’s too painful and messy.
I’d kill for you, but I can’t tell you the truth.