Beaners sat down next to Simmy and lay one hand on hers. “I guess you heard all that,” Simmy said quietly.
“I did. And I think you should tell him you forgive him.”
“Beaners, how can you say that? You of all people? You know it nearly destroyed me when he walked out the door and left me for Meredith. I thought I would never recover. Am I just supposed to forget everything that happened?”
“Of course not, dear. I"m not saying you should take him back as your life partner or start seeing him again or anything like that. I"m just saying it"s never black-and-white, no matter what you think. Maybe you need to look at both sides of the story.”
“‘Both sides of the story’? My side of the story was that I was his devoted wife. His side of the story is that he left me for another woman. How much
