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seat Anne Marie. I'm taking off." I strode through the bar towards the entrance without a backward glance. I needed to get the hell away from Lou Evans. I didn't want to want her, but I did. And I'd been a lot of things in my life, but one thing I wasn't is a home wrecker, at least not intentionally.
    "Carson?" I looked up at the sound of my name.
    "Luke Johnson. Hey man!" I said, clapping him on the back. "Long time no see!"
    Luke grew up in the house next to my grandmother's, and Caroline had made good friends with him and his brother, Mark, when they were all kids. I'd spent small bits of time with Luke over the years, but he was several years older than me so we never ran in the same circles.
    "This is my business partner Nick Underwood. Nick, Carson Foster, Caroline's brother," Luke said, gesturing to the man standing next to him.
    "Nice to meet you. Any relation to Ben?" I asked pointing in the direction of the bar while shaking Nick's hand.
    "Brothers. Nice to meet you too," Nick said and I nodded.
    "You heading out?" Luke asked.
    "Yeah, I'm gonna hit the road. Caroline's on the dance floor with Eva." Luke and Nick exchanged glances, before looking back at me.
    When I felt a warm hand slide into mine I looked around to find Lou standing next to me. My gut clenched as Luke raised an eyebrow.
    "You two are coming to the party tomorrow, right?" Luke asked pointing between Lou and me.
    Luke and Caroline were having a 4th of July celebration at Luke's house. Since the two of them had run into each other again recently, they'd gotten closer than they'd ever been.
    "I'll be there," I said, purposefully leaving Lou out and making an attempt to pull my hand from hers.
    Luke clapped me on the back. "Well then, okay, later man."
    As Luke and Nick walked off, I turned to Lou.

Chapter 6
    1 year ago
    Lou
    YOU FUCKING INFERTILE BITCH!
    No matter how hard I scrubbed, the permanent marker just wouldn't come off the wall. I numbly picked up the bottle of spray cleaner and the sponge and walked into the kitchen putting both down on the counter and taking a deep breath, dumbfounded at what my marriage had become.
    My bags were already by the front door, and I was going to be late for my flight if I stayed any longer trying to clean up this mess. After washing my hands, I slipped on my sandals, threw my bags in the trunk and pulled out of the driveway.
    My old green Camry had seen better days. The paint was fading and tires were balding, but even with over 200,000 miles, it was still running. I was thankful for that much.
    A few months after we got the results from Dr. Winters' tests, I caught Derek cheating on me with some girl from his office. When I confronted him he blamed me for not being there for him, for not being an active participant in our sex life, and while I knew it wasn't my fault, I forgave him when he promised it was a one-time thing and said he wanted to try harder
    Close to a year later, after continued infidelity, name calling, blaming, more sexual and emotional abuse, I had had enough and was feeling mostly numb. After coming home to the literal writing on the wall last night, I couldn't wait to live the rest of my life without him. I wouldn't let him break me though, I just knew I needed to get away, so I was just biding my time until I could find a job and secure my new life.
    I hit the Starbucks in the terminal for my daily dose of caffeine before heading to my gate. As I boarded the plane and found my seat, I said a quick prayer for a safe flight and a successful trip.
    "Where're you headed?" The man in the seat next to me asked.
    He was dressed in a business suit, and looked to be mid forties with thinning hair and the beginnings of a pot belly. Unfortunately I was stuck in the middle seat between him and an equally interesting looking older woman who smelled like moth balls.
    "I'm going to Savannah, Georgia. What about you?"
    "Jacksonville, Florida."
    "Ah," I said, with a small smile. "Business or