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Two weeks ago, he’d told Chloe that he loved her. It had also been the exact moment that he knew she was going to leave him as soon as they settled the legalities.
They hadn’t discussed divorce at all. He couldn’t bring himself to bring it up, and figured Chloe would when she got moved out. He didn’t want it, but he would not force her to stay. They’d managed a comfortable rhythm in the last few weeks, though.
She got to sleep in, and he got up before Sadie every morning. He was up anyway, so that didn’t bother him. Chloe cooked all the meals except breakfast and while the tension wasn’t there constantly, it was in the background more often than not.
He’d gotten a fresh case yesterday from work, and that had been a great distraction from the separation that he knew was coming.
“Goo
