Mr Ex, Call me your uncle's wife now.
"How are you feeling?"
"Better," I said, and I meant it. "Much better."
Sophie beamed. "Good. Now come help me with these pancakes. I'm making blueberry and chocolate chips."
We worked side by side, Sophie at the stove and me at the counter, chopping fruit and setting the table. It was simple, domestic, normal… everything my life with Ethan was not. We talked about lots of things. I laughed at Sophie's attempts to flip a pancake that ended up splattered on the side of the pan, and for a while, I forgot about the mess waiting for me back in the real world.