“So, I was wrong,” Jaquelyn shrugged. “There is always one that out of the bunch.” — “So, I was wrong,” Jaquelyn shrugged. “There is always one that out of the bunch.” We all laughed as we sat on the beach. It had been a long drive out here, but it was nice to see the ocean. …

“You know all those rumors are just that, right? Rumors?” Jaquelyn asked as I told her about my upcoming lunch date. — “You know all those rumors are just that, right? Rumors?” Jaquelyn asked as I told her about my upcoming lunch date. “I am not dumb,” I nodded. “Okay,” Jaquelyn said as she looked at me. “So, what is it really like then?” I asked. “Same, nothing is different,” Jaquelyn nodded…

It took a couple of months for things to die down completely. The first week Henry filled my texts and calls, blaming me for his apparent… — It took a couple of months for things to die down completely. The first week Henry filled my texts and calls, blaming me for his apparent ‘demotion’ as he put it, as he was taken off his regular patrol and put somewhere else. Then after I blocked him, he started…

It had been two weeks since the breakup with Henry, and we had no contact with each other. I drowned myself in my work and tried to forget… — It had been two weeks since the breakup with Henry, and we had no contact with each other. I drowned myself in my work and tried to forget about him, but it was more challenging than it seemed. It was becoming clear that I wasn’t ready to get back into…

I had to say the single life was starting to feel good. No more thinking of what someone else wanted or what they felt or needed. It was… — I had to say the single life was starting to feel good. No more thinking of what someone else wanted or what they felt or needed. It was just me. If I wanted to go somewhere, I went. If I wanted something, I got it. …

Two more days until the big event and Benjamin’s name had been dragged through the mud, he had just won a high-profile case that went… — Two more days until the big event and Benjamin’s name had been dragged through the mud, he had just won a high-profile case that went nationwide a few months ago, and then he was running for political office on a family-first, tradition-based platform, only for the video of his cheating…

I walked into my office with a headache. Worrying about what Benjamin would say or do kept me up most of the night. — I walked into my office with a headache. Worrying about what Benjamin would say or do kept me up most of the night. Sheila stayed with me for the second time while the others booked hotel rooms. No doubt they wanted their privacy. Alexander greeted me at the door with…

I came home early to pick up a few things for an afternoon meeting at one of the houses I was showing when I noticed Benjamin’s car in the… — I came home early to pick up a few things for an afternoon meeting at one of the houses I was showing when I noticed Benjamin’s car in the driveway. Benjamin, my husband, was a high-profile prosecution lawyer in our city, hell, most of the state. He had never lost…

It started so simply, well, what I thought was simple. Harris and I had become best friends over three years. We lived apart from each… — It started so simply, well, what I thought was simple. Harris and I had become best friends over three years. We lived apart from each other in a large condominium on the beach. Two minutes from our front door and we were in the water. We both loved to surf…