Tryst

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Author: Cambria Hebert
to make amends.”
    She sounded so reasonable. Like it was all so possible. She made me feel like perhaps I overreacted. I glanced at Jack.
    He nodded.
    “I’ll talk to him,” I said. Joanna smiled. “But after that, I’m giving him the separation papers.” I didn’t bother to look at her reaction. Instead, I looked at Jack. “How long until the divorce can be finalized?”
    “In North Carolina , you have to be separated for one year before the divorce can go through.”
    My lungs deflated. “An entire year?”
    He nodded.
    I guess a divorce wasn’t as simple as paper and pen after all. I didn’t know if I could deal with this for an entire year. That seemed so long. I needed to get those separation papers signed as soon as possible so that one year could start.
    The waitress came back with a large dish of some kind of dip and a basket of bread and s et it between us on the table. My stomach lurched. I picked up the papers and tucked them under my arm. “I just remembered I can’t stay.”
    I stood up, muttering an apology. “You two have a wonderful lunch.” Joanna looked like she was ready to try and change my mind. I’d had enough of that already. “Thanks Jack,” I said and then raced away, turning the corner of the building and stopping to breathe a sigh of relief.
    I pulled out my cell phone and hit a few buttons.
    He answered on the first ring. His voice was like a sharp spear directly into my heart. I took a deep breath, ignoring the pain.
    “We need to talk.”

5

    Talie
    We met at the scene of the crime , aka: the house we shared up until two days ago. I knocked on the door when I arrived, the action totally strange and awkward. Who knocks on their own door?
    But it wasn’t my door anymore.
    I needed to remember that. This apartment ceased to be my home the moment I walked out rolling a few large suitcases behind me.
    I would do what Joanna asked. I would talk to Blake, see where his head was. After this conversation , maybe I would understand what happened. Maybe, just maybe, I would learn he really was regretful. For a fleeting moment, I imagined a grief-stricken Blake begging me to forgive him so we could start over again.
    I wouldn’t have to leave my life. I wouldn’t have to abandon my dream of a family and a home. I wouldn’t have an entire year of separation to endure. Just the thought of everything going back to normal again eased a little of the tension that coiled at the base of my neck.
    And then he opened the door.
    Blake was a good -looking man and he exuded charm. It practically dripped from his pores. I used to joke and tell him he didn’t need cologne because his natural pheromones made women fall at his feet.
    I didn’t really think that joke was funny anymore.
    He had a head of thick, dark hair he wore slightly long and pushed back in waves off his face. His skin was olive-toned and his eyes were dark. He looked like the Italian he was. His lips were full and lush, he had dimples on his cheeks when he smiled, and his teeth were white and straight.
    A few of my co-workers (well , EX-co-workers now) called him Gaston because he looked just like the guy in Beauty and the Beast who thought Belle should marry him. I never before saw the resemblance. But I did today.
    And having seen Beauty and the Beast several times, I realized calling him Gaston wasn’t really a compliment. Sure he was a looker, but he was also a complete ass.
    “Talie,” he said warmly. The sound of my name on his lips once threatened to send me into a puddle of mush. He opened the door all the way. “You know you don’t have to knock.”
    “I think I do,” I said, brushing past him and into the apartment.
    The tan leather couches, wooden coffee table , and various neutral throw pillows tossed on the furniture were exactly the same. The landscapes on the walls, the oversized clock my parents bought us for Christmas, the way the dining room table leaned just a bit because one of the legs was
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