He Asked for a Divorce at Dinner

“Mom liked me around the holidays?”

Amanda almost smiled. “That line bothered you the most?”

“At this exact second? Yeah.”

Then I laughed, once. It sounded bad.

The Money They Pretended Was Love

Once the recording existed, everything else started lining up in a way that made me feel stupid and furious at the same time.

Not furious at Amanda. At myself.

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