When My Husband Takes Another Wife
My husband, James Zeller, and I have established a common-law marriage. We did not have a formal wedding ceremony, nor do we have a marriage license.
We also live separately, our lives barely intertwining, because he has a special profession.
Therefore, despite being married to him for seven years, we've never met each other's friends and relatives.
As his wife, I'm proud of being married to him despite how it pains me. I'm willing to give up the opportunity to study at the National Academy of Sciences to take care of things at home while he works.
One day, my son, Jasper Chalder, comes home from elementary school crying. He sobs about not being a bastard child and requests to see James.
Greatly distressed, I decide to take him to visit the military base over the new year for a family reunion.
However, I don't expect this trip to turn my life completely upside down.