I went to the airport for a simple goodbye\u2014until I spotted my husband in the departure lounge, holding the woman he insisted was \u201cjust a coworker.\u201d I moved closer, my heart racing, and heard him murmur, \u201cEverything\u2019s set. That idiot is about to lose it all.\u201d She laughed and replied, \u201cAnd she won\u2019t even realize what hit her.\u201d I didn\u2019t cry. I didn\u2019t cause a scene. I smiled\u2014because my trap was already in place.I\u2019d only come to Atlanta International Airport to send my best friend, Tessa, off to a work conference. Coffee in one hand, phone in the other, dinner plans already forming in my head\u2014that\u2019s when I saw Gavin.My husband.At first, my brain refused to name what my eyes were taking in. Gavin wasn\u2019t alone. His arms were wrapped around a tall brunette in a cream-colored coat, <\/p>\n\n\n\n
her fingers gripping his suit jacket like it was exactly where they belonged. She tipped her head up, and he kissed her\u2014easy, familiar, practiced. Like it wasn\u2019t new. Like it had happened countless times before.
My stomach went cold.I moved closer, stopping behind a pillar near the charging stations. My pulse thundered in my ears, louder than the rolling suitcases and boarding calls. Gavin\u2019s voice floated clearly through the noise.\u201cEverything\u2019s ready,\u201d he said softly. \u201cThat idiot is going to lose everything.\u201dhe woman laughed. \u201cAnd she won\u2019t even see it coming.\u201dI swallowed hard. I was the idiot. And \u201ceverything\u201d didn\u2019t sound like a breakup\u2014it sounded calculated. Financial. Legal. Like a plan designed to erase me completely.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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