Dear Ex, See you never
Vivian reaches for my hand and I take it, her fingers are cold, paper-thin, but her grip is surprisingly strong.
"I'm glad you're here," she says quietly. "I wasn't sure he'd bring you."
"He asked me to come."
"Did he?" Something like wonder crosses her face. "That's good. He never asks for anything. Not from anyone."
"I've noticed."
Vivian laughs, a soft sound that turns into a cough. I wait for it to pass, my heart tight with borrowed grief. I barely know this woman, but she's the mother of the man I'm... the man I'm what? The man I'm married to, contractually. The man I'm falling for, impossibly. The man I'm starting to love, terrifyingly.
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