I mailed the divorce agreement directly to Ethan's office.
I never expected that when I got home, I would find Ethan playing with Chloe.
"Honey, you're home."
"Did you get the divorce agreement?"
I kept my voice down and asked him, keeping our child out of earshot.
"When are you going to stop this nonsense?"
He reached out to touch my hair, but I grabbed his hand to stop him.
I pulled his hand up and held it between us.
"Ethan, you're clever enough to buy a bigger ring. But you forgot something. Wearing a ring for a long time leaves uneven skin tone."
He stared at the faint pale ring of mark around his ring finger and knew he couldn't keep pretending anymore.
He dropped to his knees with a thud in front of me and started slapping his own face with loud smacks.
"Honey, it's not w
