Regretting The Wife He Threw Away

After James tucked little Nina into bed, he turned around and saw Briony carrying little Mario in her arms. "What happened?" he asked quietly.

"I'm going to lie down with the kids for a while." Briony's voice was soft, her face giving nothing away.

James recognized it for what it was a way to avoid everything.

In the end, he said nothing more. He stepped out of the room, gently pulling the door closed behind him.

Briony settled little Mario onto the bed, then lay down beside her two children. "Mom's here. Let's rest together, okay?"

Little Mario closed his eyes, drifting off almost instantly.

Briony watched her children's peaceful faces, then let her own eyes slip shut.

Outside, the wind and rain continued unabated.

Inside, the room was silent, broken only by the steady, even breathing of the children.

With her eyes closed, Briony couldn't help but replay the man's last words in her mind-

[Bryn, do you still resent me?]

Did she?

She hadn't answered him.

Because, truthfully, she didn't know the answer herself.

...

rain had eased

the clock.

in much

kids-their moods

each of hers, Briony led them

them and hurried over. "Awake at last! I went up around lunchtime, but you three were so sound asleep I

slept

rainy weather," Briony replied. "I lay down with them

to eat? I'll

"Just some noodles, please."

"You got it!"

already off, happily playing

still groggy from sleep-her

head pounding

the front

up at the

come out of nowhere and had been falling for hours, showing no sign

in

the phone, only to see multiple missed calls -Cedric

missed calls, she wasn't even sure who to call

phone vibrated

hesitated, and let it

And again.

died and the phone shut

phone

Marlene finished making the noodles. Briony called the

hands and