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It was already late when Alexis Goldstein got back to our rental. She was still wearing the delivery uniform she'd left in that morning, rainwater dripping from her hair onto the floor.Before, I would have grabbed her a towel right away. But now I sat curled up on the couch, my legs numb."I did dozens of runs today. Next month's paycheck should look a little better," she said. "I brought you some of your favorites. I happened to pass a banquet on the way back, so I took some home."And there's a tin of cookies too. The company handed them out."Alexis chattered on as she set her bags down on the table. She glanced at the cookie tin I'd left there and paused. "Your company handed out cookies too? What a coincidence. It's the same one."The leftovers in her bag had already gone cold. She'd probably eaten at Jeff Hocken's place.I clenched my fingers until the skin went white. So all this time, everything I ate and everything I used had been Jeff's leftovers.I took a deep breath

During the day, Mom's attending physician called me into his office and slid the bill across the desk. "Your payments are far too overdue. We'll have to free up your mother's room. Her bed's already been moved into the hallway."He sighed. "You saw what happened yesterday. Honestly, I'd recommend stopping treatment. She's suffering as it is."I understood every word he said.I sat on the floor of the hallway as people came and went. All that kept Mom hanging on now was an oxygen tank.After hesitating for a long time, I texted Alexis: [Mom might not make it. Come see her one last time. She misses you too.]Alexis read it but didn't reply, so I had no choice but to call. I called again and again until she finally picked up.It was noisy on her end. "What is it?""Did you see my message?"Alexis sounded irritated. "Yeah, I saw it. What do you want to tell me? You want money?"Rudy, you don't have to keep coming up with new ways to ask me for money. I'm drowning in debt. Didn't I

Alexis stood frozen, her lips trembling. She racked her brain, desperately searching her memory of last night.Craig had called to tell her Rudy wanted a divorce. And today happened to be their first "wedding anniversary."She'd planned to announce the end of the game once yesterday's party was over. Instead, Rudy's demand for a divorce had beaten her to it. And she'd been drunk, so she hadn't thought it through.Just then, the doorbell rang. It was the flowers she'd ordered in advance, meaning to reveal her true identity to Rudy on their first anniversary.Alexis rubbed her temples and dialed Rudy's number. She called again and again, but no one ever picked up.She was getting annoyed. Rudy never turned his phone off on her, and he never ignored her calls. Besides, he had designated-driver jobs to take so he could pay for his mother's treatment.Irritated, Alexis threw on a jacket and got ready to head to the office.Right then, a call came in."Rudy, you finally..."The rest

The next time I saw Alexis was three months later.She looked just the way she had back then. "Rudy, I'm sorry. I shouldn't have lied to you. I've only just realized the person I love is you."I looked at the swell of her belly, and the corner of my mouth twitched.She seemed to notice the distance in my eyes, and a flicker of panic crossed her face. "No matter what, I'm the one who was wrong. I'll make it up to you. I shouldn't have trampled on your feelings."I'd never imagined a girl like Alexis would apologize to me.But my mother was gone. To me, her apology was worthless."You know what? When I found out we were never actually married, I was heartbroken and relieved at the same time."You rich people play games like this, trampling on other people's sincere feelings. I think it's pathetic. But at least we weren't married. That way, we didn't even have to waste time splitting up."I took a deep breath and looked at Alexis. "We were never from the same world in the first pl