He could actually write something like that.

His lips twitched awkwardly, feeling almost too embarrassed to hit send.

But finally, with a reckless determination, he pressed the button.

Jessica's phone chimed several times in a row-messages from Timothy.

She glanced at the pictures and read through the three texts.

A wry smile tugged at Jessica's lips-equal parts amused and defeated.

If he'd said things like this even a few times in the past seven years, maybe she wouldn't have ended up so heartbroken and numb.

Now, the affection she once longed for from him was no longer something she needed.

The vine of love that had once grown in her heart had long since withered and died; no matter how much water he poured on it now, it would never come back to life.

She shut off her phone and went to bed.

Timothy sat there gripping his phone, waiting for her reply.

He waited half an hour.

An hour.

Nothing.

door.

glanced at the time on his phone-noon. It must

to be asleep, that's

had to

right before bed, Vince scrolled through Twitter and saw the flood of praise for Timothy.

pulled off

claimed all the credit, he'd managed to gild his own

to hand

the divorce had become an

last drop of value

shuddered to think what kind of

now if he'd taken

through Twitter, only to realize Timothy's review post had

immediately, a new

Post Without a

but admire Timothy's knack for managing publicity. By now, the comments were piling

majority were singing Timothy's

Timothy had kept his marriage secret

so beautiful, he was afraid to let

of the comment and sent

clear this

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