Jon slammed his car door harder than necessary, the sound echoing in the quiet street. He sat behind the wheel, staring at the bakery’s glowing windows, his jaw tight. Holly had kicked him out. Kicked him out.
He couldn’t wrap his head around it. For years, he’d strayed—little affairs here and there, moments he told himself didn’t matter. Holly had never known. Until Crystal. That night had been the first time he’d been caught, the first time Holly had seen the truth with her own eyes. And instead of forgiving him, instead of clinging tighter like his mother had done with his father, Holly had walked away.
Jon rubbed his temples, frustration gnawing at him. His mother had always stayed. No matter how many times his father cheated, no matter how many lies, she’d smiled through it, convinc
