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thought of Elijah every day for the past year. She hated herself for allowing Jake to make her choose. She hated herself for the choice she made. Elijah was the person she wanted by her side during all of this.
It had been a while since Maggie was sure she wanted Jake by her side at all. She’d tried so hard to make it work, and he hadn't tried at all. She’d loved him more than anything and he’d disappointed her time and again.
After picking up Jake's mess, as she did every day, Maggie sat on her bed with her back against the wall.
Be strong, she told herself.
Maggie had been through a lot in her life, but that was her past. This felt like her future was being ripped away. She thought a child was her only chance at happiness. Her only chance at love. She kicked herself for thinking that. She’d loved Jake.
As she thought of him, the front door crashed open. Heavy footsteps sounded right outside the bedroom door.
"Maggie!" Jake yelled in that belligerent voice that all drunks develop. It didn’t surprise her that he was drunk before most people had even eaten dinner.
"In here," she called weakly. She really wanted to be left alone, but knew he'd find her eventually, and she had some things she wanted to say to him. It only took a moment before he was standing in the doorway, bumping his shoulder into the door frame as he swayed.
"Where were you?" Maggie asked once they’d been staring at each other for too long.
"That's none of your concern," he slurred, lurching forward into the room and sitting on the edge of the bed.
"It is when you're supposed to be at the doctor's with me."
"Why would I want to go there when we already knew you fucked it all up?"
"Me?" Drunk or not, she was not going to let him blame her. "I didn't do a damn thing, it just happened."
"You've now lost three of my babies. You're my wife, and you had a job to do. Maybe the next one can get the job done."
"Screw you, Jake." It was all Maggie had. His words deflated her. She'd never admit it to him, but she felt like it was her fault. She was broken. All Jake was doing was shattering the pieces even more so she'd never be able to be put back together. She'd never be whole.
She didn't tell him what she found out at the doctor's because, she suddenly realized, he didn't need to know. He wasn't the one who was going to have to deal with it.
"I'm leaving you, Jake," she said, making the decision she knew she should have made a year ago.
She was still crying as she looked at him. This man had spent years tearing apart every bit of her, but she knew there was nothing more he could do to her.
Jake's eyes narrowed and the bed shifted as he stood. "You don't think you're replaceable?" He grabbed her arm and yanked her to her feet.
Maggie knew Jake would have another girl in his bed as soon as he wanted to. He was the kind of man girls begged to seduce them. He just wasn't the kind of man they stuck around for when they got to know him.
"I know I am," she said, way more calmly than she felt, as his hand tightened around her arm, his fingers digging into her skin. The tears stuck in her throat. "You've broken me, Jake. Again and again. I don't know what it is about me that is so unlovable, but I can't handle it anymore. If you really loved me, you wouldn't treat me like this. That is the only thing I learned from my father."
"You're right. How could I love someone who can’t give me the only thing I want? You don't deserve to be loved."
Maggie’s hand flashed quickly through the air before making contact with the right side of Jake's face. "Go to hell." She tried to break free, but he didn’t release her.
He pulled her from the room, grabbing her keys from the table as they passed it.
“What are you doing?” she demanded. He pulled open the front door as if he would tear it from its hinges.
“Get out of my house.” He shoved her through the door with enough force to send her tumbling to the ground.
Her arm scraped against the
It had been a while since Maggie was sure she wanted Jake by her side at all. She’d tried so hard to make it work, and he hadn't tried at all. She’d loved him more than anything and he’d disappointed her time and again.
After picking up Jake's mess, as she did every day, Maggie sat on her bed with her back against the wall.
Be strong, she told herself.
Maggie had been through a lot in her life, but that was her past. This felt like her future was being ripped away. She thought a child was her only chance at happiness. Her only chance at love. She kicked herself for thinking that. She’d loved Jake.
As she thought of him, the front door crashed open. Heavy footsteps sounded right outside the bedroom door.
"Maggie!" Jake yelled in that belligerent voice that all drunks develop. It didn’t surprise her that he was drunk before most people had even eaten dinner.
"In here," she called weakly. She really wanted to be left alone, but knew he'd find her eventually, and she had some things she wanted to say to him. It only took a moment before he was standing in the doorway, bumping his shoulder into the door frame as he swayed.
"Where were you?" Maggie asked once they’d been staring at each other for too long.
"That's none of your concern," he slurred, lurching forward into the room and sitting on the edge of the bed.
"It is when you're supposed to be at the doctor's with me."
"Why would I want to go there when we already knew you fucked it all up?"
"Me?" Drunk or not, she was not going to let him blame her. "I didn't do a damn thing, it just happened."
"You've now lost three of my babies. You're my wife, and you had a job to do. Maybe the next one can get the job done."
"Screw you, Jake." It was all Maggie had. His words deflated her. She'd never admit it to him, but she felt like it was her fault. She was broken. All Jake was doing was shattering the pieces even more so she'd never be able to be put back together. She'd never be whole.
She didn't tell him what she found out at the doctor's because, she suddenly realized, he didn't need to know. He wasn't the one who was going to have to deal with it.
"I'm leaving you, Jake," she said, making the decision she knew she should have made a year ago.
She was still crying as she looked at him. This man had spent years tearing apart every bit of her, but she knew there was nothing more he could do to her.
Jake's eyes narrowed and the bed shifted as he stood. "You don't think you're replaceable?" He grabbed her arm and yanked her to her feet.
Maggie knew Jake would have another girl in his bed as soon as he wanted to. He was the kind of man girls begged to seduce them. He just wasn't the kind of man they stuck around for when they got to know him.
"I know I am," she said, way more calmly than she felt, as his hand tightened around her arm, his fingers digging into her skin. The tears stuck in her throat. "You've broken me, Jake. Again and again. I don't know what it is about me that is so unlovable, but I can't handle it anymore. If you really loved me, you wouldn't treat me like this. That is the only thing I learned from my father."
"You're right. How could I love someone who can’t give me the only thing I want? You don't deserve to be loved."
Maggie’s hand flashed quickly through the air before making contact with the right side of Jake's face. "Go to hell." She tried to break free, but he didn’t release her.
He pulled her from the room, grabbing her keys from the table as they passed it.
“What are you doing?” she demanded. He pulled open the front door as if he would tear it from its hinges.
“Get out of my house.” He shoved her through the door with enough force to send her tumbling to the ground.
Her arm scraped against the
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