6 We walked hand-in-hand along the sandy shore. The nearly full moon glimmered on the water. It was unseasonably warm, so even the breeze off the water wasn’t too chilly. I was pleasantly tipsy and happier than I ever remembered being in my entire life. I was in my own world with Seth and barely took notice of the couple walking towards us, until the man spoke. I would have recognized his voice immediately, even if he hadn’t called me by the nickname he had used the entire time we were married, despite the fact that I didn’t care for it. “Abracadabra.” He drew the word out. “Working your magic on a new fellow, I see.” Seth smiled and introduced himself, extending his arm to shake hands. I almost felt sorry for ‘Trudy the skank’ when Larry introduced himself as my husband. “Ex-husband,

