Lying in bed, Sophia stared at the ceiling as the soft glow from the bedside lamp filled the room with a warm muted light. The night with Victor had been. surprising. For the first time since their marriage, she saw a side of him that was gentle, kind, even vulnerable. The date had left her with a feeling she hadn't expected: hope.
She rolled over, her phone glowing with an incoming message from Lexie. Sophia smiled as she read through her best friend's excited updates about Jackson, the new guy she had been seeing. It was days since Lexie had spoken of anything other than him, and each time Sophia saw her friend that happy, it sets fire in her heart that she was glad Lexie found someone who treated her right, one who actually was interested in her.
But as Sophia read the message, someth
