After spilling my guts to Jules, I felt lighter. A weight was lifted off my shoulders. For the first time in eighteen years, I felt a sense of peace.
When Jules informed us that Samuel and Carter’s birthday was scheduled in the morning instead of the after as planned, I knew he was up to something. And when he informed us that we were having a going-away party for Willow in the evening and EVERYBODY was invited, it confirmed my suspicion.
I know what he was doing. He has this notion that family is everything, marriage is sacred, kids deserve both parents, and so forth. Guess I can blame that on our parents. They instilled that notion in us growing up, that no matter what a marriage went through, divorce was the last option. Even death came before the idea of divorce, especially when k
