If it wasn't for Jeffrey promising he'd never set foot in a bar again, Karen wouldn't have even considered marrying him, let alone having all the drama that followed! Now, she'd taken him at his word, married him, had a kid, and in a blink, Jeffrey was breaking his very own rule.

Karen just couldn't wrap her head around it. Why was everyone trying to talk her down?

"You're not wrong," admitted Dorothy, even though she really wanted to help Jeffrey and prevent a divorce. She couldn't deny that Jeffrey was at fault here.

Disagreements are normal in any relationship, but breaking a promise? That's a whole different story.

"I knew you'd understand!" Karen exclaimed.

"So, what now? You're really going through with the divorce?"

Dorothy wasn't trying to judge; she just thought that splitting over a small argument seemed a bit extreme.

"What else am I supposed to do? Throw a party to announce it?" Karen flopped onto the couch, legs kicked up and shaking, "Just now, while I was putting our daughter to bed, I was wondering what got into me. What made me believe Jeffrey would change for me? His folks probably spent a lifetime trying to set him straight without luck. What made me think I could?"

"...He still loves you."

long can that

of course,

wouldn't have gotten my hopes up in the first place! Seeing him, so handsome, capable, and responsible, being utterly perfect

not have one last talk with

impatient, "He broke his promise, went to a bar, and was seen with another woman, even letting her answer

believing that Jeffrey would only

I'm sorry.

won't do it

give me one

didn't want to

Not again.

and bickering didn't bother here much; she'd vent to Dorothy

a promise?

even curious about his side? Maybe things aren't as you

aside, he went

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