All Chapters of After The Divorce: Chapter 1 - Chapter 10

Arianna Checking myself in the mirror one last time to make sure that nothing was out of place and applying a little more red lipstick a couple of months into our marriage, I discovered that red was his favorite color. Tonight I'm wearing it to say goodbye to the man and the color. Going downstairs, the smell of the food hits my nose and makes my mouth watery; I spend half of the day preparing for tonight’s dinner cause I want everything to go softly. Checking my watch, I see that he should've been here already, if Jacob isn’t anything but punctual that he is, which is weird that he is not here yet, picking up the phone to give him a call when suddenly I heard the door open for him to walk in “What's all this? Was the first word that came out of his mouth, letting it roll off my shoulder. “It's our anniversary dinner, what do you think?” I told him while I approached him with a glass of wine, forcing a smile on my face. “ Do we have to indulge in this nonsense every year?” he

Arianna I thought he would jump at this chance to sign the paper and get it over with, but now the man seems to be dragging this thing along. It's been four days since I've been calling and texting him to find out when he is going to sign the paper so I can move on. The paper doesn't stop me from doing my thing, but I want to know that I put that part of my life behind me and leave that life behind me. Divorce wasn't my first option, but when that low down of a woman came to me to glow about being in a relationship with my husband, that was the end for me. I know the way that I force myself into the Milan family, in their eyes, I deceive them, and that's okay because I was in a moment of distress, and Jacob was the only one that could help me at the time, to say I'm not ashamed of my decision would be a lie because every night I lay next to him, I would think if I made the right decision. My best friend Lucia walked into the room and she held a bag that I'm sure had some drin

AriannaRushed to my car with no thoughts running through my head, no, that's not right, I have a thought, how in the hell did I let a simple lunch get to that point? Ugh, girl, you need to get a handle on yourself because there is no way you can go back to that man, no matter how good this kiss was, you can't fall for him, not again, yeah, not again. I kept telling myself, well, driving back to Lucia’s apartment, at least I did start to believe my lies until I got into the apartment and stared at myself in the mirror to see the evidence of that kiss on my lips, knowing I was done for. Sliding down on the floor with my back against it, I thought, damn, when did I lose control of the situation, a little voice said, “Did you ever have a handle on the situation?” getting off the floor, I looked at myself and the mirror and say “ yes I did, I sure did and I will get back in control” pointing to myself with motivation enough I went back in the kitchen to eat the lunch, there's no reaso

AriannaIt's been two weeks since my divorce was finalized, and I haven't had the time to enjoy myself as much as I would love to; work keeps me busy and keeps me from thinking about how I finally got my freedom from the Milian family. After all the back and forth with Jacob suddenly ended, who would’ve thought things were that easy? Lying on the bed, I felt that Lucia and I deserved a night out to drink and dance the night away. I've been slaving away at my job since I got it, and I need some girls' time.Swinging my legs off the bed, I went to get ready so I could get to the office before that woman could make an appearance, im not the one to judge, but for the past few days, I've been asking how in the world did this woman got her job or even a promotion for that matter. She does nothing but sits in her office with her legs up on the desk and bossing everyone else around; I started to think that she must have been the boss's daughter or something because there is no way someone lik

Arianna Why do I always end up in those kinds of situations? No, not always; since Jacob and I divorced, I've been caught in cases I wouldn't have been in when we were married; what's happening now? I do not like it one bit. Pulling my phone out of my back pocket, I called for a taxi while standing outside his house. By the time I got home, I couldn't come up with any idea as to why I'll let whatever it was that happened in the kitchen happen; trying not to make any noise, I tiptoed around the house on my way to the bedroom. “ Are you now getting home?” Looking in the direction of the voice, I saw Lucia standing there with a cup in her hand, giving me a suspicious look. Standing straight, I walked up to her. “ How could you let me go with him?” I poked her in the arm. Laughing, “You look like you were having so much fun,” looking innocently, “Now who am I to disturb such a union?” “ UNION?! What union?” she asked, leaving her standing there with her nonsensical. Jacob and I didn'