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and wish him a happy birthday before I leave.
I kiss and hug Emma longer than I normally would. “I love you, and
I’ll see you tomorrow.”
“ I love you,
too.”
When I take Rae to her grandparents’ house,
Bridget and I walk through the garage and she shows me everything
she took from the house. She also tells me that when I want or need
it, everything will be here waiting for me. She tells me sadly that
she still hasn’t seen Molly, but she’ll call me if she
does.
I drive around Bridget’s neighborhood,
looking for Molly. I am pleased that she isn’t there. I also drive
around Emma’s neighborhood looking for Molly there, too. I see
Brooke, and she waves at me. She knows what I am doing. She was
there when Molly made her threats. I swear I could have… well, it’s
a good thing my dad showed up when he did.
Before work I do a walk-through of the house
and it looks like a cleaning company has been here. The house is
spotless and ready to be sold. I slowly walk through each room and
memories flood my mind. Good, happy memories of Molly, Raelynn, and
me. This is our family home, the only home that Raelynn has ever
known.
I call Madison on my way to work and tell her
I’ll meet her at the house tomorrow at 11:00. I also have to meet
Molly at the attorney’s office at 9:30. I am buying her share of
the house. It was a quick decision I made at James’ birthday party.
I remember that dad and Brooke looked at me like I was crazy, but a
desperate man will go to desperate measures to get what he wants or
to get rid of what he doesn’t want.
Emma
“ Are you ready to read your
letter from your daddy, James?”
“ Yes,
Momma.”
James and I go into his dresser and get the
letter on top of the stack of unopened letters from Max. We walk
over to his bed and I carefully open the envelope. My hands begin
to shake when I see Max’s handwriting on James’ letter.
James,
Happy fifth birthday to my big soldier. I
hope you are being a good boy for your momma. Have you been
building sand castles and star gazing lately? When you look in the
sky, I will be the biggest and brightest star that you see. I will
always be watching you and wishing that I was there to kiss, hold,
or just be near you. I am so proud of you and I miss you and your
beautiful momma every day. I’ll visit you in your dreams, James,
and I love you always and forever.
Daddy
Alec
The next day Molly shows up at the attorney’s
office high. She is also there with a man. Molly, my attorney, and
I sit around a round table, while her friend waits in the waiting
room.
“ Molly, Alec would like to
buy your portion of the house,” my attorney says, never taking his
eyes off of Molly.
“ Sounds good to me.” She
looks at me and not at the attorney.
“ He also wants you to sign
off on these divorce papers, while you’re here.” He slides the
papers towards Molly.
She looks down at the stack of papers, smiles
up at me, and slides them back to my attorney. “Nah, not
today.”
“ Very well. Is there a
current address we can have for you? The one we have on file is an
old one.”
“ Nah, I don’t have an
address; I’m staying here and there.”
I take her house key from
her and write her a check for the house, and she quickly leaves the
office. That amount of money is certainly enough to find the ultimate high .
Later, I meet with Madison
and give her the keys to the house. She tells me she already has a
showing for it and she is excited that I chose her to list it. She
also tells me this is a great neighborhood and she anticipates that
the house will sell quickly. I call Marjorie’s Florist and Gift Shop and have a bouquet of lilacs
delivered to Emma’s workplace for her.
I meet with my dad at lunch and talk to him
about Molly and her threats. I want to make sure I do the right
thing. If I make the wrong choice, people will be hurt, and if I
make the right choice, people may still be hurt. He tells me the
pros and
I kiss and hug Emma longer than I normally would. “I love you, and
I’ll see you tomorrow.”
“ I love you,
too.”
When I take Rae to her grandparents’ house,
Bridget and I walk through the garage and she shows me everything
she took from the house. She also tells me that when I want or need
it, everything will be here waiting for me. She tells me sadly that
she still hasn’t seen Molly, but she’ll call me if she
does.
I drive around Bridget’s neighborhood,
looking for Molly. I am pleased that she isn’t there. I also drive
around Emma’s neighborhood looking for Molly there, too. I see
Brooke, and she waves at me. She knows what I am doing. She was
there when Molly made her threats. I swear I could have… well, it’s
a good thing my dad showed up when he did.
Before work I do a walk-through of the house
and it looks like a cleaning company has been here. The house is
spotless and ready to be sold. I slowly walk through each room and
memories flood my mind. Good, happy memories of Molly, Raelynn, and
me. This is our family home, the only home that Raelynn has ever
known.
I call Madison on my way to work and tell her
I’ll meet her at the house tomorrow at 11:00. I also have to meet
Molly at the attorney’s office at 9:30. I am buying her share of
the house. It was a quick decision I made at James’ birthday party.
I remember that dad and Brooke looked at me like I was crazy, but a
desperate man will go to desperate measures to get what he wants or
to get rid of what he doesn’t want.
Emma
“ Are you ready to read your
letter from your daddy, James?”
“ Yes,
Momma.”
James and I go into his dresser and get the
letter on top of the stack of unopened letters from Max. We walk
over to his bed and I carefully open the envelope. My hands begin
to shake when I see Max’s handwriting on James’ letter.
James,
Happy fifth birthday to my big soldier. I
hope you are being a good boy for your momma. Have you been
building sand castles and star gazing lately? When you look in the
sky, I will be the biggest and brightest star that you see. I will
always be watching you and wishing that I was there to kiss, hold,
or just be near you. I am so proud of you and I miss you and your
beautiful momma every day. I’ll visit you in your dreams, James,
and I love you always and forever.
Daddy
Alec
The next day Molly shows up at the attorney’s
office high. She is also there with a man. Molly, my attorney, and
I sit around a round table, while her friend waits in the waiting
room.
“ Molly, Alec would like to
buy your portion of the house,” my attorney says, never taking his
eyes off of Molly.
“ Sounds good to me.” She
looks at me and not at the attorney.
“ He also wants you to sign
off on these divorce papers, while you’re here.” He slides the
papers towards Molly.
She looks down at the stack of papers, smiles
up at me, and slides them back to my attorney. “Nah, not
today.”
“ Very well. Is there a
current address we can have for you? The one we have on file is an
old one.”
“ Nah, I don’t have an
address; I’m staying here and there.”
I take her house key from
her and write her a check for the house, and she quickly leaves the
office. That amount of money is certainly enough to find the ultimate high .
Later, I meet with Madison
and give her the keys to the house. She tells me she already has a
showing for it and she is excited that I chose her to list it. She
also tells me this is a great neighborhood and she anticipates that
the house will sell quickly. I call Marjorie’s Florist and Gift Shop and have a bouquet of lilacs
delivered to Emma’s workplace for her.
I meet with my dad at lunch and talk to him
about Molly and her threats. I want to make sure I do the right
thing. If I make the wrong choice, people will be hurt, and if I
make the right choice, people may still be hurt. He tells me the
pros and
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