The Roommate by Kiersten Modglin

Author:Kiersten Modglin [Modglin, Kiersten]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Kiersten Modglin
Published: 2021-02-28T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter Fifteen

Fifteen minutes later, I pulled back into the parking garage. I felt strangely numb. I hadn't felt this way since I was in high school, getting my heart broken by girls whose names I couldn't even remember now. When I looked at my past, all I saw was Addy.

But Addy had never hurt me like this.

She’d never given up on me.

Was I going to end up divorced? Truly? I couldn’t believe I wasn’t going to be able to get myself out of the mess somehow. There was always a way. I'd moved in with Elias in order to make Addy happy, but I didn't want to stay there long term. I wanted to go home. I wanted to fix this, I just didn’t know how.

If we were truly going to get divorced, I needed to get my own place. I needed to get a second job to afford a second place. We needed to list the house and start dividing our limited assets. We’d have to decide on a custody arrangement.

I couldn't even bear to think about all it would entail as I made my way up the stairs and to the apartment.

Once inside, I saw Elias on the couch, his legs curled up under him as he scribbled through an oversized book of Sudoku puzzles.

"Hey," he said, looking up with a confused look on his face as I shut the door. "What's the matter? I thought you weren't going to be home tonight."

"Yeah, I had a change of plans," I said with all the positivity I could muster, which wasn't a lot.

"What happened?"

I couldn't hold it in. I sank into the couch, shaking my head as I stared into space. "I think I'm getting divorced." I didn't want to talk about it, but I desperately needed someone to make it make sense for me.

He slammed the book shut, setting it on the couch next to him, pencil on top. "I'm sorry, man. I thought you guys were working things out."

"I thought so, too," I said, gathering my hands in my lap and staring down at them, focusing on not letting the tears I felt brimming, fall. "She's already talking to an attorney. I don't know if there's anything I can do to fix this. I think…" I looked up at him, meeting his eye. "I think she's made up her mind."

Sorrow filled his expression, and he cocked his head to the side. As much as Elias may annoy me, I honestly wouldn't have wanted to have this discussion with anyone else. It was true what he’d said that first night at the bar. Toxic masculinity didn't seem to exist with him. Emotions were not only allowed, but encouraged. Talking seemed to be the highlight of his afternoon. It was so different than any friendship I'd ever experienced.

"I'm so sorry, Wes. Maybe she just needs a little space. I'm sure she'll come around."

"I don't think so," I said. "I've tried. I tried doing all she wanted. I tried talking things out.

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