Back at home, I started packing. I was going to stay with Sophie until things were sorted. I'd also spoken with my mother: once she was discharged, she would go back to Clearwater to stay with my aunt, who had never married and could use the company.
I was halfway through my bags when Sophie called. She and a few friends had put something together to celebrate my imminent freedom from a cheating bastard. I noted the address and headed over.
After I married Nathaniel, things had gradually changed. He hadn't liked me spending too much time with my old friends, and between that and the demands of work, I'd drifted from most of them. Sophie was the exception. Tonight felt like a reunion.
When I pushed open the door to the private room, Sophie grabbed my arm and pulled me inside, pressing a
