Married to My Friend's Wife
Instead, she started trying to win me back.
She told me that I had only married her out of obligation to my best friend, and that it made sense our marriage didn't work.
"Now I want to start over," she said, eyes bright with conviction. "For real this time. Just me, pursuing you. Not out of obligation. Not as your wife. Just as a woman who loves you. Ben, will you give me a chance? Will you let me be your girlfriend?"
Then, she rushed to add, "I'm a single mom. My son's six. But he's a good kid. Quiet, polite…"