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table. I turned to look at Macie, who was sitting on the arm of my couch.
    "Because he wants me to divorce him." She said simply. "See, we've been married for nine years now. Long before Alex started hitting it big. We were dumb and in love, thinking we were just gonna last forever. But my Daddy, he was a lawyer at the time, knew we wouldn't last, and he wanted me to be taken care of. So he drew up an agreement for Alex to sign before he could marry me stating that if he were to ever leave me, I would automatically get three quarters of whatever he owned no matter the circumstances."
    She paused for a moment as if she were musing on the memory. "We were so dumb and in love, we thought we would last forever. Signing a stupid paper to appease my Daddy was no big deal. But once the money starting rolling in, Alex got greedy. I did, too." I looked down at her ring, watching it reflect from the sunlight shining into my meager apartment.
    "So if he gets you to divorce him, then he doesn't have to give you anything," I found myself saying. "So he cheated."
    "Well, not as much. But what a sweetheart, right?" Macie didn't seem upset like I did. It was almost like she found this all very humorous, which truthfully made me want to slap her. I was heartbroken, distraught, and she's sitting here absolutely amused by the way this situation was panning out before her. She seemed like she was holding back a chuckle. "I'm not going anywhere, though. My handbag line is ready to launch next week, and a divorce would just be stupid. It's not like we spend any time together anyways."
    No wonder he wanted a divorce. Part of me wanted to reason that Alex was doing this to free himself from his wicked wife, this spoiled bitch sitting in my house. But on the other hand, he'd lied to me. Used me, completely made a fool out of me, and not to mention recorded us having sex without my knowledge. I wished I had never spilled coffee on that asshole for all the pain he was currently causing me. "Can you just leave now? This is kind of a lot for me to take in." I glared at Macie, who looked at me with feigned sympathy. She got up from her spot on my couch, long legs gliding shortly to my front door.
    "Sure thing, sweetie. Give Alex a call when you get a chance."
    I was able to restrain my tears all afternoon until I saw Calder standing in my doorway. His face was painted with brotherly concern for how shaky my voice had been on the phone when I had called him and asked him to come over, his hair just as tousled as ever. All I wanted to do was run a brush that damn mop every time I saw him. "What's goin' on, Win? You sounded upset."
    "Alex," I sucked in my breath, feeling the words weigh on me as I was about to speak them aloud for the first time, "Is married. To this gorgeous, awful woman. And he's been using me to try and get her to divorce him." Hearing it aloud completely destroyed the composure I'd been fighting to maintain all day, and I felt the tears start rolling from my eyes. Calder looked shocked, rushing forward to embrace me. I don't think I'd ever cried in front of him before; It seemed to alarm him greatly.
    "I'll fucking kill that piece of shit bastard, Win. I swear to God..." He muttered into my hair, his warm breath against my skin making it uncomfortably moist. I shook my head against his shoulder, the fabric of his shirt rubbing my forehead scratchily.
    "No, I don't want that. I just want to forget about this all." I refused to tell him about the sex and the SD card that was still sitting on my coffee table, all small and vile and incriminating. I would smash the thing once he left, I decided, after battling myself all afternoon about whether or not to admit to Calder the worst of the situation. The image of his face mirroring his dad's expression of disappointment clouded my judgment, and I knew at that moment I couldn't bear to face that feeling.
    "I knew he was slime, I fucking knew it! I should have-"
    "Should have what? Told me no? I