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00:30Later, Dad!
01:00Derek laughed when I told him.
01:01So, what was the point of the paperwork?
01:03For seven years, she threatened to leave, crying, yelling, breaking plates.
01:09Every time, she had apologized before we got to the door.
01:12First, I figured it was postpartum.
01:14But that doesn't last until your kid can do multiplication.
01:17This time, she didn't cry, didn't yell.
01:19After Caleb went to sleep, she dropped the papers on the coffee table.
01:23Jason, we're getting divorced.
01:28The same papers had sat in her nightstand for three years.
01:31Maybe five.
01:32Every time she threatened, she'd drag them out.
01:34I didn't ask what set her off this time.
01:36Fine.
01:37Whatever you want.
01:38The next morning, after Caleb left for school, she stopped me at the door.
01:42See you at the courthouse.
01:43I almost choked on my bagel.
01:45By the time we got there, she changed the terms.
01:4750-50 on everything.
01:49She said.
01:49Calm as a lake.
01:50I don't want the business.
01:52Just cash.
01:52You can have custody or I can.
01:54The house is in a good school district.
01:56Whoever gets Caleb gets the house.
01:58For the first time in seven years, I saw something new in her face.
02:01She meant it.
02:02She said she wouldn't change Caleb's last name if she got him.
02:05So I let him go.
02:06The waiting period was brutal.
02:08Not because I was sad.
02:09Because I was terrified she'd change her mind.
02:11Those last few years of marriage had been suffocating.
02:13I couldn't breathe around her anymore.
02:15The living together thing wasn't my idea.
02:17It was my parents.
02:18When they heard we'd actually signed, they flew back from their timeshare in Florida.
02:22My mom pulled me into the kitchen, crying.
02:24I don't care if you're divorced.
02:26You are not letting that woman take my grandson.
02:29I showed her the certificate.
02:30She lost her mind.
02:32Oh my god.
02:33That night, I slept in the guest room.
02:35Megan had already cleaned it.
02:36Fresh sheets, empty closet like a Marriott.
02:38Over the next few days, my parents worked on both of us.
02:41Just think of her as a live-in nanny.
02:45Who's going to clean the house?
02:46Cook dinner?
02:48You hate strangers in the house.
02:50She wasn't wrong.
02:54I didn't fight for Caleb because, honestly, Megan was better at it.
02:57From the day he was born, she did everything.
02:59I just worked, wrote checks, showed up for photos.
03:02Last year, when Caleb finished kindergarten, she asked me to come to the ceremony.
03:06She spent the whole car ride talking about elementary school admissions and parent-teacher conferences.
03:11I tuned out every word.
03:12If I remarried, the new wife wouldn't want to deal with that crap.
03:15Better to leave Caleb with his mom.
03:17My mom offered to take over, but when I asked her what PDA stood for, she went quiet.
03:22Still, she had a point.
03:23Moving out would hurt Caleb.
03:24Why Megan agreed to stay.
03:26No idea.
03:27Just like I had no idea why she'd become so impossible in the first place.
03:30One of my buddies said,
03:31Maybe she regrets it.
03:33Some women can't handle being alone.
03:35That made sense to me.
03:36Then Megan asked for money.
03:37I was heading out the door when she stopped me.
03:39We need to talk.
03:40We barely spoke these days except for pass the salt in front of Caleb.
03:44Employer and employee.
03:45That was us now.
03:46So we need to talk.
03:47Caught me off guard.
03:51She handed me a spreadsheet.
03:53A live-in nanny in this zip code costs $3,000 a month.
03:56A housekeeper, $2,000.
03:59The house was hers now legally, which meant I was a tenant.
04:02Rent, utilities, groceries.
04:05I'm not asking for anything extra, just market level.
04:09She could have just asked.
04:10I would have given it to her.
04:11I'm not an asshole.
04:12But itemizing it like that felt like swallowing a cockroach.
04:16I said nothing.
04:16Grabbed my keys.
04:18Transferred $13,000 into her account before I hit the freeway.
04:21Memo line.
04:22Rent plus board plus meals.
04:23I didn't go home for three days.
04:25Those first two months after the divorce.
04:27I crash at hotels sometimes.
04:29But this felt different.
04:30I called Derek for drinks.
04:31Turned out his wife was threatening divorce too.
04:34I opened my mouth to comfort him.
04:35But he just shrugged.
04:36The louder they scream, the less they mean it.
04:39Ah, Megan had screamed for years.
04:41The time it actually happened?
04:42Barely a word.
04:43I rubbed my face.
04:44So what's she mad about?
04:46You do something?
04:46Derek downed his whiskey.
04:48She wanted to go through my phone.
04:50I said no.
04:50He tossed his iPhone on the table.
04:52Hey, did your ex ever check yours?
04:54I blinked.
04:54I couldn't remember a single time.
04:56I don't, I don't think so.
04:57But as I said it, something Derek mentioned echoed in my head.
05:01What's there to find?
05:02It's not like I'm cheating.
05:03I went cold.
05:07The year Megan got pregnant, my high school sweetheart, Brooke, reappeared.
05:11She was back in town going through a rough patch.
05:13Someone had given her my number.
05:14I sent her some money.
05:15A few thousand.
05:16She insisted on coming to thank me in person.
05:19We met for dinner.
05:20But I didn't cheat.
05:21She told me she'd been separated from her husband for years.
05:23Probably had someone else already.
05:25I told her not to overthink it.
05:27Then she started crying.
05:28Fell into my arms.
05:29I couldn't just push her away.
05:31Later, I walked her to her hotel.
05:33She asked me to come up.
05:34I almost did.
05:35Then Megan called.
05:36And something snapped back into place.
05:38She has a husband.
05:39I have a wife.
05:40I'm not that guy.
05:41We still texted.
05:42She said she wanted to stay in the city.
05:44More opportunities than her hometown.
05:45I helped her get a manager job at a boutique in the mall.
05:48She kept thanking me with dinners.
05:50The first time we slept together, she told me.
05:54Your wife would never leave you.
05:56Even if she knew.
05:59But I was careful.
06:01Megan would never find out.
06:02Brooke and I were meeting for dinner when Megan's name popped up on my phone.
06:05I let it ring.
06:06Brooke raised an eyebrow.
06:07You're not going to get that?
06:09Could be an emergency.
06:10I hadn't told Brooke about the divorce.
06:12Didn't want to complicate her life.
06:14She had her own marriage to figure out.
06:16Besides, I wasn't sure I wanted to marry her anyway.
06:19It's fine.
06:19Let's eat.
06:20She'd made my favorite dishes from scratch.
06:22Lasagna with homemade sauce.
06:24Garlic bread.
06:25The kind of meal nobody had made for me in years.
06:27Watching her move around the kitchen.
06:29Tying her apron.
06:30Spooning out soup.
06:31Something in my chest loosened.
06:32Maybe this was why people chased their first loves.
06:35That feeling of almost.
06:36When I got home, two pairs of beat up sneakers sat by the door.
06:40Before I could walk in, I heard voices.
06:42Loud ones.
06:42Megan's parents.
06:43I stepped back into the stairwell and lit a cigarette.
06:4615 years of marriage.
06:47And her parents rarely visited.
06:49When they did, it was never good.
06:51Megan was the middle child.
06:52The forgotten one.
06:53The one they called when they needed something.
06:55They hadn't liked me at first either.
06:57But once my seafood business took off, suddenly I was son.
07:01After Caleb was born, they showed up more often.
07:03Always asking for money.
07:05Always just this one time.
07:06Now that we were divorced, God knows what they wanted.
07:09I stubbed out the cigarette.
07:10Took a breath.
07:11Her mom stood up the second she saw me.
07:13Our favorite son-in-law.
07:15Home early?
07:16Favorite son-in-law.
07:17I glanced at Megan in the kitchen.
07:19Her back was to me.
07:20Rigid.
07:21She hadn't told them.
07:23Hey, what brings you guys to town?
07:25Caleb barely touched his chicken nuggets.
07:27Her parents muttered about how picky he was.
07:29How Megan had spoiled him.
07:31I sat there, grinding my teeth.
07:33Megan kept her head down.
07:34Ate plain rice.
07:35Didn't reach for a single dish on the table.
07:37I almost laughed.
07:38This was the same woman who'd handed me an itemized bill last week.
07:41Who'd looked me dead in the eye and asked for market rate rent.
07:44Now she was shrinking into her chair like a kid caught stealing.
07:47Typical, I thought.
07:48All that bark and it's only for me.
07:50I put down my fork.
07:51So what's this really about?
07:52Let's not take it out on Megan and Caleb.
07:55Megan's head snapped up.
07:56Her eyes said don't.
07:57But her parents didn't care.
07:58They launched into it.
08:00Her younger brother, the golden child, had gotten into a fight back home.
08:03The other guy wanted $70,000 or he was pressing charges.
08:07Megan's foot brushed mine under the table.
08:09A warning.
08:10I nodded.
08:10He can't keep doing this.
08:12We help him once, twice.
08:14But at some point, he needs to learn some responsibility.
08:17I was looking at Megan when I said it.
08:18After everyone went to bed, Megan came out to find me in the living room.
08:22Don't help him.
08:23We're divorced.
08:24You don't have to.
08:25I was in a good mood.
08:26Almost ready to forget about her little spreadsheet from last week.
08:29But this?
08:30This annoyed me.
08:31Then why didn't you tell them we're divorced?
08:33I figured it out earlier, standing in that doorway.
08:35Megan couldn't tell her parents.
08:37She was trapped.
08:38If she did, they'd blame her.
08:39Demand things.
08:40Make her life a living hell.
08:41She needed me to keep up the act.
08:43She was the one who couldn't leave.
08:45A few days later, Megan returned the $13,000, plus the two months before that, and said she'd
08:51pay back the rest, $55,000, when her CD matured.
08:54Her parents had called that morning, speakerphone on while she cooked.
08:58The brother's situation was handled.
08:59They didn't say how.
09:00But at the end of the call, her mom said,
09:03Don't go looking for a job.
09:04You hear?
09:04You take care of that man and that boy.
09:06That's your job.
09:07For once, I agreed with them.
09:09Before the divorce, Megan's moods were exhausting.
09:12I never knew which version of her was coming home.
09:14But after the divorce, she was calm, reliable, almost pleasant.
09:19My parents had been right.
09:20Let her stay.
09:21Let her raise Caleb.
09:22Let her clean the house.
09:23No fights.
09:24No drama.
09:25And I still got home-cooked meals.
09:26I leaned back on the couch, turned up the TV, and pretended I hadn't heard a word about
09:31the money.
09:31Brooke started calling more often.
09:33She hated her job.
09:34Her co-workers were awful.
09:35She was beautiful and smart and deserved better.
09:38What's the point of running someone else's store?
09:40She said over dinner.
09:42I got the hint.
09:42She wanted her own business.
09:44That night, she poured the wine heavy.
09:46Got close.
09:47Pressed her leg against mine under the table.
09:49For years, we danced around it almost lovers, almost crossing the line.
09:53She never pushed.
09:54Always respected that I was married.
09:56But tonight was different.
09:57It was only the second time I'd slept with her.
09:59I told myself it meant something.
10:01More than the random women at client dinners.
10:03More than just convenience.
10:04I found her a storefront on Main Street, corner lot, prime location.
10:09Brooke cried when I signed the lease.
10:10She was going to open a Korean fusion place.
10:12Designed everything herself, the exposed brick, the pendant lights, the marble bar.
10:16Standing in the empty space, sun pouring through the windows, she looked electric.
10:20Then she turned to me and asked,
10:22What if I left him?
10:23Would you marry me?
10:24I froze.
10:25Through the glass storefront, I could have sworn I saw Megan.
10:28My brain flooded with images of her screaming, crying, the broken dishes, the slammed doors.
10:33Then I blinked, and the sidewalk was empty.
10:35Brooke's face fell.
10:36Sorry.
10:37I shouldn't have asked.
10:39We didn't talk about it again.
10:40She sent me daily updates on the build-out.
10:42Went to Seoul for two weeks to study authentic recipes.
10:45While she was gone, I exhaled for the first time in months.
10:48Brooke was a creator, a striver.
10:50She was supposed to chase her dreams, not settle down with me.
10:53Meanwhile, Megan was barely home.
10:55She'd drop Caleb at school and vanish.
10:57Show up 30 minutes before dinner, rush through the meal, and disappear again.
11:01I asked Caleb, who was picking him up.
11:03Mom.
11:04He said, not looking up from his homework.
11:06I didn't believe him.
11:07That night after dinner, I followed Megan into the kitchen.
11:10Got close enough to smell her.
11:12Fryer grease, sweat, sawdust.
11:14I stepped back before she could answer.
11:16Brooke and Megan, I thought.
11:17Night and day.
11:18Megan started missing dinner entirely.
11:20She'd call me.
11:21Take Caleb out somewhere, or heat up leftovers.
11:24I was furious.
11:25We're divorced, I reminded myself.
11:27I don't get a say in where she goes.
11:28But she was neglecting our son.
11:33Caleb tugged my sleeve.
11:34Dad?
11:36Mom said she's busy.
11:38Like how you used to be busy.
11:39In front of Caleb, Megan and I had always played the part.
11:42Smiling.
11:43Hugging.
11:43We're fine, buddy.
11:44That was the one rule we kept.
11:46No matter what, we eat dinner together.
11:49Every night.
11:50For him.
11:50I'd agreed.
11:51But I started sneaking out to work dinners when the fighting got bad.
11:54Apologized to Caleb the next day.
11:56Dad was busy.
11:57But I made money.
11:58I provided.
11:59What could Megan possibly be busy doing?
12:01Finding a new guy?
12:02She came home late one night.
12:03Sweaty.
12:04Hair a mess.
12:05Smelling like plywood and paint thinner.
12:07The anger in my chest fizzled out.
12:09Who would even want her like this?
12:10She caught me staring from the couch.
12:12You're still up?
12:13I fumbled for the remote.
12:14Can't sleep.
12:15Looking for something to watch.
12:17The TV was already on.
12:18The next morning, I watched her get dressed.
12:20She'd lost weight.
12:21But she still dressed like a suburban mom from 2004.
12:24Loose jeans.
12:25Faded tees.
12:26I almost followed her to see where she was going.
12:28Then Brooke called.
12:31Hey, grand openings at 10.
12:33Don't forget.
12:34I hit the gas and turned toward Main Street.
12:36The restaurant was packed.
12:37Brooke had invited everyone she knew from the mall.
12:40People kept asking how we knew each other.
12:42I stared into my water glass until she said,
12:44He's the silent partner?
12:46Good answer.
12:47No one knew about the divorce except my closest guys.
12:49Not even my assistant.
12:51And no one knew about Brooke.
12:52That had to stay that way.
12:53I left after lunch.
12:55Had a meeting at 2.
12:56Walking to my car.
12:57I saw her.
12:58Megan.
12:58In the July heat.
13:00Same ugly jeans.
13:01Same faded shirt.
13:02Handing out flyers.
13:03I stood there frozen.
13:04Looked back at Brooke's restaurant.
13:06Then back at Megan.
13:09What the hell are you doing?
13:10I grabbed the flyers out of her hand.
13:12A new breakfast spot.
13:13Grand opening next Saturday.
13:15Megan just stared at me.
13:16Sweat dripping down her temples.
13:18Handing out flyers.
13:19She took them back.
13:20Smoothed out the wrinkles I'd made.
13:22I don't usually lose my temper with Megan.
13:24Her weight.
13:25Her clothes.
13:26Her moods.
13:26I swallowed it all for years.
13:28But this.
13:28This got under my skin.
13:30I knocked the flyers out of her hands and pulled her toward the parking garage.
13:33Two college girls ran after us.
13:35Hey!
13:35Let go of her!
13:37We're calling the cops!
13:38Go ahead.
13:39Ask her who I am.
13:40They looked at Megan.
13:42She said something quietly.
13:43They left.
13:44Glancing back every few steps.
13:46I took her to Nordstrom first.
13:47Bought her a new outfit.
13:48That's when I noticed.
13:49She'd lost a lot of weight.
13:51Looked like the girl I'd married 15 years ago.
13:53She came out of the dressing room in dark jeans and a cream sweater.
13:56Arms crossed.
13:57Dead-eyed.
13:58Are we done?
13:58I stared.
13:59Brooke had tried on the same sweater last week.
14:01It hadn't worked on her.
14:03On Megan, it worked.
14:04I brought her to the office.
14:05We had a big meeting that afternoon.
14:07A potential client who cared about family values.
14:09Mr. Henderson.
14:10He'd heard Megan and I were still together.
14:13Still happy.
14:1315 years.
14:15My wife and I, same thing.
14:16We built everything together.
14:18On the drive over, I prepped Megan.
14:20We're divorced.
14:21Yeah.
14:22But we have a son.
14:23I'm still making money for him.
14:25She listened.
14:26Didn't argue.
14:27The meeting went great.
14:28Contract signed.
14:29We picked up Caleb and had dinner with the Hendersons.
14:32Mrs. Henderson couldn't have kids of her own.
14:34She'd lost one early on.
14:35Working too hard.
14:36Never resting.
14:37They'd adopted several.
14:39Watching Megan talk to her about schools and pediatricians and bedtime routines,
14:42I thought, she's a good mom.
14:44That's why I gave her Caleb.
14:45That night, Caleb asked us to sit down.
14:47He was seven years old.
14:49But he stood in front of us like a tiny CEO.
14:51Mom.
14:52Dad.
14:53I know you're divorced.
14:54My jaw dropped.
14:56Megan didn't flinch.
14:57It's okay.
14:58He went on.
14:58A lot of kids in my class have divorced parents.
15:01You don't have to pretend.
15:03He said something about independent individuals and the right to pursue happiness.
15:08Way too grown up for a second grader.
15:10You taught him this?
15:11Tears were running down her face.
15:13She shook her head.
15:14Caleb stepped between us.
15:15I asked my teacher, Dad.
15:17Mom didn't tell me anything.
15:18He held his arms out, protecting her.
15:20Something cracked in me.
15:21The pretending was over.
15:23He'd seen through all of it.
15:24Who do you want to live with?
15:26Who do you want to live with?
15:27But he was too smart for that.
15:29Dad.
15:29If Grandma and Grandpa want to see me, I can go to their house sometimes.
15:33I don't want you and Mom to fight about me.
15:36I told him not to worry.
15:37We'd figure it out.
15:38Just go to sleep.
15:39He looked at Megan.
15:41She smiled, kissed his forehead.
15:43Go on, buddy.
15:45After his door closed, Megan sat across from me.
15:47We should actually separate.
15:49For real.
15:50Her parents.
15:51My parents.
15:52The house.
15:52Caleb.
15:53We can share him.
15:54But living together, it's not working.
15:57I looked at her.
15:58Really looked.
15:58She was different.
15:59Quiet in a way that wasn't sad.
16:01Still in a way that wasn't frozen.
16:03Calm.
16:04I thought she agreed to stay because she regretted the divorce.
16:06Then I thought it was because of her parents.
16:08Now I understood.
16:10She'd been giving Caleb time.
16:11A buffer.
16:12All those years.
16:13She told me.
16:14Caleb is smart.
16:15I'd nodded along, thinking every mom says that.
16:17But he was smart.
16:18He'd been watching.
16:19Waiting.
16:20Figuring it out on his own.
16:21That night, I didn't sleep.
16:22A few days later.
16:23After she dropped Caleb at school.
16:25I texted her.
16:26Come home when you're done.
16:27Let's talk.
16:28I was going to suggest we try again.
16:29If she could just stop with the moods.
16:31The crying.
16:32The fighting.
16:33We could make it work.
16:34For Caleb.
16:35But she didn't come home.
16:36My phone rang.
16:37Derek.
16:37Dude, you and Megan are officially done, right?
16:40I found him standing across the street from a small diner.
16:43Pointing.
16:44I was just leaving Brooke's place.
16:47And I saw her.
16:49Brooke's place?
16:51How do you know Brooke?
16:52He laughed awkwardly.
16:53Met her at the mall.
16:54Followed her on Instagram.
16:56Saw me liking her posts.
16:57High school friend.
16:58I muttered.
16:59Then I looked.
17:00The diner was small.
17:01Worn sign.
17:02Fresh paint on the trim.
17:03A guy stood on a ladder.
17:05Changing a light bulb.
17:06Megan stood below.
17:07One hand on the ladder.
17:08Looking up at him with her whole face.
17:10I crossed the street without thinking.
17:12Megan!
17:12She turned.
17:13Frowned.
17:14Like I was the one out of line.
17:15She walked past me to the counter.
17:17Poured a glass of water.
17:18And handed it to the guy.
17:19Thanks, Mike.
17:20I'll get you some soup.
17:22Call me if anything else breaks, Meg.
17:24Anytime.
17:25Your place?
17:26Asked.
17:27Megan nodded.
17:28Want a cup?
17:29She was already walking into the kitchen.
17:31I sat by the window.
17:32Looked around.
17:33Small.
17:34Simple.
17:34Nothing fancy.
17:35She brought out the coffee.
17:37So this is what you've been doing?
17:39Yeah.
17:40I took a sip.
17:41It was good.
17:41Really good.
17:42I wanted to talk to you.
17:44This morning.
17:45She sat down across from me.
17:46I know.
17:47Pause.
17:48Meg.
17:49We're done, Jason.
17:50We'd met in a diner just like this.
17:53Back in our hometown.
17:54First date.
17:55Cheap coffee.
17:55One plate of pancakes split two ways.
17:57She'd said she didn't like pancakes.
17:59Told me to order whatever I wanted.
18:01The truth?
18:02She loved pancakes.
18:03But she knew I didn't have much money.
18:05So she pretended.
18:06I spent 15 years thinking I liked diners.
18:08Turns out I didn't.
18:09She did.
18:10That was a long time ago.
18:11She said softly when I brought it up.
18:13What's that supposed to mean?
18:14She looked at me like she was explaining something to a child.
18:17You want to know why I loved you?
18:18I waited.
18:20You were the first person who ever asked if I was okay at home.
18:23I'd forgotten that.
18:24The first thing I noticed about her.
18:26She was too thin.
18:27But she smiled like she'd never had a bad day in her life.
18:30She'd gotten into a good college.
18:31Her parents made her drop out.
18:33Work.
18:33Send money home.
18:34I'd asked her once on our third date.
18:36Does your family treat you right?
18:38She'd cried.
18:39I didn't remember that either until just now.
18:41The first half of my life was hell.
18:44And then I met you.
18:45And for a while, for a while, you made it better.
18:48She wrapped her hands around her coffee cup.
18:50So why did it get worse again?
18:52When everything was finally good?
18:54I opened my mouth.
18:56Nothing came out.
18:57The door opened behind me.
18:58Brooke.
18:59She walked in like she owned the place.
19:01Pulled out the chair next to mine.
19:02Sat down.
19:03My chest went tight.
19:04Hey Meg.
19:05What were you guys talking about?
19:07My ex-husband's high school sweetheart.
19:09She looked at me.
19:10Then at Brooke.
19:11Speaking of which, Brooke, this is my ex-husband, Jason.
19:15My blood went cold.
19:16How long have you known?
19:17Since I was pregnant.
19:19I saw her picture in your phone the day I asked you to order me boba.
19:23I'd forgotten about that too.
19:24She'd wanted bubble tea.
19:26Her phone was dead.
19:27I handed her mine.
19:28And Brooke had texted, I want to come see you.
19:30And I texted back, okay.
19:32Megan took her bowl and walked into the kitchen.
19:34Brooke watched her go.
19:35Then turned to me.
19:36So you've been divorced this whole time.
19:38And you didn't tell me.
19:40Why?
19:41I didn't want to complicate things.
19:43Complicate what?
19:44My marriage?
19:45Her voice was light.
19:46Curious.
19:47Like she was genuinely asking.
19:48And something clicked.
19:50Brooke.
19:51Have you lied to me these last seven years?
19:53She went very still.
19:54Then she smiled.
19:56Yes.
19:56My stomach dropped.
19:58I told you I just wanted to be friends.
20:00That I didn't mind the situation.
20:02That I didn't want anything from you.
20:04She paused.
20:04Is that what you mean by lie?
20:07Megan came back out.
20:08Drying her hands on a towel.
20:09Brooke turned to her.
20:11I love him, you know?
20:13Megan's face didn't change.
20:14And for the first time, I saw what I'd refused to see for seven years.
20:18The look in her eyes wasn't sadness.
20:20It was the absence of it.
20:21You believe me, right?
20:22I said to Megan after Brooke left.
20:24I never wanted to cheat on you.
20:27I never wanted the divorce.
20:30That's why I wanted to talk today.
20:31To see if we could try again.
20:33Megan just looked at me.
20:34Seven years.
20:37I gave you seven years of chances.
20:39Every time I cried.
20:41Every time I screamed.
20:42Every time I packed a bag and you talked me out of it.
20:44Those were chances.
20:46Her voice didn't shake.
20:47You just never noticed.
20:49I spent the next week figuring out how to win her back.
20:52I thought about flying her parents in.
20:54But she hated seeing them.
20:55I thought about using Caleb as a messenger.
20:57But he was seven.
20:58When I asked him, he frowned.
21:00Dad.
21:01Everyone should get to be happy.
21:05Dad and mom can be happy together.
21:07He shook his head.
21:08Mom wasn't happy with you.
21:10He ran to Megan when she came to pick him up from school.
21:13I grabbed her arm.
21:14Just give me one more chance.
21:16She pulled away.
21:18I gave you seven years of chances, Jason.
21:20I'm out.
21:21But what about Caleb?
21:23Doesn't he deserve a whole family?
21:25Caleb looked up at her.
21:26Then at me.
21:27Mom deserves to be happy too.
21:29Megan somehow convinced her parents to leave her alone.
21:32When I called them, they cursed me out and hung up.
21:34I drove to her diner.
21:36On the way, a guy covered in tattoos stepped in front of my car.
21:39Before I could react, he pulled me out of the driver's seat and shoved me into Brooke's restaurant.
21:43Brooke's face went white.
21:44Hey, husband.
21:45The guy said.
21:46He started screaming.
21:47Called her every name in the book.
21:49Seven years I've been looking for you, you bitch!
21:53I tried to reason with him.
21:54This is assault.
21:55I'll call the cops.
21:57He laughed in my face.
21:58Customers ran out.
21:59Phones came up.
22:00Videos started recording.
22:02Brooke sold the restaurant.
22:03Her husband showed up at my office a dozen times.
22:05Picket signs.
22:06A bullhorn.
22:07Yelling that I'd slept with his wife.
22:09Twice I kept thinking.
22:10I slept with her twice.
22:12He wanted $120,000 to go away.
22:14I got a lawyer.
22:15We signed a settlement.
22:16The night before she left town, Brooke texted me.
22:19I'm sorry.
22:19Yeah.
22:20Sorry.
22:20I still don't know if she planned the whole thing.
22:22Or if she just got caught.
22:24Three days after she left, I got jumped in my own parking garage.
22:27The cameras were down for maintenance.
22:29I spent three weeks in the hospital.
22:31The cops asked who did it.
22:32I said Brooke's husband.
22:33They said I needed evidence.
22:35Evidence.
22:36That's literally their job.
22:37I took the loss.
22:38But the damage was permanent.
22:39If you know what I mean, I didn't go after Megan again after that.
22:43Too much risk.
22:43Too much exposure.
22:45I didn't want that guy anywhere near my son.
22:47My business took a hit.
22:48My parents were ashamed.
22:49Couldn't go back to their Florida retirement community without everyone gossiping.
22:53Three years later, I drove past Megan's diner.
22:56She had three locations now.
22:57All of them busy.
22:58Summer afternoon.
22:59Caleb was doing his homework at a table by the window.
23:02I walked in.
23:03He looked up.
23:04Hey, Dad.
23:05From the kitchen, I heard the clatter of a spoon against a pot.
23:08Megan didn't come out.
23:09I found out the rest later.
23:10She'd read my messages with Brooke when she was six months pregnant.
23:14The ones where I called Brooke.
23:15The one that got away.
23:16My first love.
23:17My biggest regret.
23:19She stopped drinking boba tea after that.
23:21She started checking my phone when I was in the shower.
23:23When she tried to leave, her parents told her she was crazy.
23:26You can't even keep a man.
23:27What makes you think you can survive on your own?
23:29She stayed.
23:30For seven years, she stayed.
23:32The meds made her gain weight.
23:33The crying made her eyes puffy.
23:35The stress made her exhausted.
23:36She wasn't depressed for no reason.
23:38She was depressed because of me.
23:40The old woman who ran the diner, the one Megan eventually bought, had been divorced
23:44too.
23:44Back when it was a scandal.
23:46She'd left her whole life behind and started over.
23:48You don't live for other people, she told Megan.
23:51You live for yourself.
23:53The day the divorce papers were finalized, Megan went to the old woman's diner.
23:57The old woman hugged her.
23:58And for the first time in 15 years, Megan felt like someone actually loved her.
24:02Not because she was useful.
24:04Not because she was convenient.
24:05Just because she was her.
24:08Not because she was her.
24:09Not because she was her.
24:09Not because she was her.
24:10Not because she was her.
24:10Not because she was her.
24:10Not because she was her.
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