My wife is waiting for me.

“Lucien!”Mia threw her hands around his neck and sobbed. His hands hovered around her. Her hug shocked him. There was a time in his life that her touch was all he craved.

Things were different now.

​ “I need you to calm down,” he soothed. He attempted to move away from her, but she wouldn’t let go. “If you’re going to be like this, we can’t talk here. Let’s go for a walk. There is a small park behind the building. It’s private. We can talk there.”

Mia nodded and allowed Lucien to escort her from the office. When they got outside, and away from the judgmental eyes of his office staff, he began to question her.

​ “So, what happened?” He sat on a bench

​ “Things have gotten so messed up between us.” Mia blubbered.

​ “How did things get so bad? You’ve only been married a short time. Shouldn’t you be madly in love with each other especially since you…”

‘Abandoned me for him’ Lucien finished internally. He couldn’t bring himself to speak those words out loud.

​ “He cheated on me,” Mia cried