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Six Years After He Vanished… I Met His Daughter | True Story
Aug 10, 2025
#redditrelationship #aita #redditstories Six Years After He Vanished… I Met His Daughter | True Story The last thing Laura expected was for her ex-husband to return after six long years… with a daughter who despised her. When secrets, regrets, and misunderstandings rise to the surface, can the past be forgiven—or is it too late to repair what was broken? In this gripping emotional story of heartbreak, second chances, and redemption, Laura must confront the truth about her failed marriage and the daughter of the man she once loved. 👀 Watch until the end—it’s not what you expect. 🔔 Subscribe for more deep and dramatic storytelling every week. #SecondChances #MarriageDrama #FamilySecrets
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The can of peas slipped from Laura's
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hand and clattered to the floor. The
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sound was a sharp, sudden crack in the
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quiet of her mother's kitchen, but it
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was nothing compared to the shock that
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had just hit her. "I saw Cynthia Larson
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at the grocery store today," her mother,
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Brenda, was saying, her voice a casual
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meandering flow.
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She mentioned that Jack is back home to
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run the family business.
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"Jack."
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The name felt like a physical blow. Six
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years had passed since she had last seen
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him, a lifetime of silence, regret, and
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unanswered questions.
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He was a ghost in her memory, a
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beautiful, haunting echo of the man she
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had been married to for barely a year.
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"Jack?"
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her younger sister Kate asked, her eyes
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widening.
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"As in, your husband?" Laura didn't
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answer. She bent down to pick up the can
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of peas, the cold metal, a small,
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insignificant anchor in the storm of her
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thoughts.
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Jack was back. He was here in Stone
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Ridge. The town was small enough that
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their paths were bound to cross, and she
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was not prepared.
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"You've never filed for divorce, have
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you?" Brenda persisted, a familiar
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preachy tone creeping into her voice.
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"No," Laura said, the word a whisper. He
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left. I thought he would.
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Your situation is the strangest I've
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ever seen, her mother declared, shaking
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her head. He left 6 years ago. No calls,
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no emails, no letters. You can't still
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love him. Or can you?
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Laura looked at her shoes, the polished
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leather, a mirror for her own shame. She
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had no words for the feeling that had
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been her constant companion for 6 years,
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a dull, aching remorse that had become a
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part of her very being. He was great
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when you married him, Brenda continued,
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a wistful note in her voice.
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Responsible, considerate, hardworking,
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and devoted. Then he left. You're still
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young, Laura. You need a reliable man
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and a good family.
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I make my own decisions, Mom, Laura
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replied, her voice firm, the familiar
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shield she used to deflect her mother's
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well-meaning but suffocating advice. I'm
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27. I have a good job, my own house. I'm
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not a burden.
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The next few days were a waking
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nightmare. Every time she closed her
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eyes, she saw his face, the warm, calm
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smile she had so foolishly betrayed.
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She had no one to blame but herself. She
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was the one who had ruined everything.
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He was a gentleman, a devoted husband,
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and she had driven him away with her
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thoughtless actions.
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Now he was back, and she didn't know
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what to say.
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I'm sorry felt cheap, insignificant.
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No words could ever repair the damage
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she had done. 2 days later, the family
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gathered for dinner again. "Kate, a
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graduate student home for the summer,
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had a summer job at a local media
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group." "I saw your husband today," she
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said, her tone casually dropping the
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bombshell. "He came in to run some ads."
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"Oh, Lord," Brenda exclaimed, her
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curiosity overwhelming her judgment.
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"What did he look like? Did he get fat
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or lose his hair? Kate laughed. Anyone
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hoping he had declined in looks would be
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sorely disappointed. He's even more
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handsome, actually. He looked a bit
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rugged, wearing a t-shirt and jeans, but
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he's in incredible shape.
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Laura listened in silence, a knot of
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dread tightening in her stomach.
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He had his daughter with him. She was
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stunning.
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The words hung in the air. A final
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crushing blow. "A daughter?" Brenda
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asked, her voice incredulous. "Yeah,"
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Kate replied, oblivious to the emotional
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grenade she had just tossed. The girl
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Kansas was about 12 or 13. He must have
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left you because he got another woman
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pregnant. The cruelty of the assumption,
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the casual dismissal of their marriage
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was too much. "He wouldn't cheat," Laura
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whispered. a ghost of her old devotion
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still haunting her. It was the only part
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of their story she was sure of, the one
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certainty she clung to like a lifeline.
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But Kansas's existence ripped that
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lifeline from her grasp. She excused
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herself, stumbling into the bathroom to
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hide the hot, angry tears that finally
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began to fall. The next week, life took
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another turn. Laura, the local soccer
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coach, was leading the team's fall
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training session when a tall blonde girl
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with impressive skills caught her eye.
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As she approached her, the girl turned,
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her face a mix of politeness and barely
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concealed hostility.
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"Hello, ma'am," the girl said. "I'm
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Kansas Masterson. My daddy was your
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husband years ago. Laura's world
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stopped." She felt the ground fall out
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from under her, her body swaying
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slightly. This was Jack's daughter.
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"I'm the coach," she said, her voice a
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little shaky. "Everyone calls me Coach
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Masterson."
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Kansas's jaw dropped. The last name, the
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shared connection, the undeniable
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resemblance to Jack. It all clicked into
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place. Grandma Mastersonson knew you
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were a coach, but didn't say anything
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because of Daddy's rules. Kansas
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grinned, a flash of her father's charm.
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I can't wait to see his face when I tell
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him you're my coach. A wave of emotions
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crashed over Laura. Surprise, fear, a
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painful longing. "What did he say?" she
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asked, her voice barely audible. "What
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did he say about me?" "Daddy says,
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"You're the prettiest cheating trumpet
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he's ever seen," Kansas whispered, her
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smile fading as she delivered the cruel
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line. The words were like a physical
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blow. Laura gasped, fell to her knees,
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and burst into tears. It was the truth,
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but hearing it from this girl, from the
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daughter of the man she loved, was more
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than she could bear.
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Kansas, for her part, was taken aback by
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the reaction. She had expected anger or
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denial, but this was raw, genuine pain.
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She began to rethink her long-held
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hatred for the woman who had supposedly
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broken her father's heart. Laura finally
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regained control, pulling herself
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together with a strength she didn't know
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she had.
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Your father is a fine man," she said,
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her voice thick with emotion.
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"Please stay and join the team. If
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you're anything like Jack, you'll be a
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great addition. I promise I won't get
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emotional again." Practice was a blur.
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After that, a mix of Laura's attempts at
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normaly and Kansas's hesitant
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acceptance.
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Later, in the comfort of her home, Laura
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finally allowed herself to process what
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she had heard.
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Kansas was his adopted daughter. Her
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mother had died years ago.
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He hadn't left her for another woman. He
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had left because she had cheated. The
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truth in all its bitter clarity was a
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sharp, painful relief. Two weeks later,
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as Laura rushed to her SUV to get her
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team gear, she almost collided with
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Jack. He stood there, his presence
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filling the space, a physical force of
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calm confidence she remembered, and a
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chiseled strength that was new. Hi,
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Laura," he said, his voice deep and
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steady. "Can I talk to you? I want to
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apologize." The irony was almost
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laughable. "You apologize to me," she
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said, tears welling in her eyes again.
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"For what? For leaving a woman who broke
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your heart. Kansas told me what she said
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yesterday," he replied, his jaw tight.
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"It was wrong. I shouldn't have told her
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why we broke up. She's young and she
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wanted to hurt you. She didn't say
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anything untrue," Laura said, her voice
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cracking. "We both know that."
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"You've become even more beautiful since
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we got married," he said, the words
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slipping out, a genuine, unguarded
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observation.
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"Thank you," she replied, a blush rising
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to her cheeks. "The conversation was
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surreal, a painful dance between past
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and present.
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They both knew the truth now. She had
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ruined their marriage, and he had come
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back a different man.
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He noticed the girls watching from the
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field, their curious eyes glued to them.
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"I've got to go," he said, giving her a
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small, tight smile. "We'll see a lot of
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Kansas on your team. I hope we can get
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along without drama." She watched him
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walk back to his truck, his gate
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confident and strong.
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The past was a messy, painful knot. But
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maybe, just maybe, their future wasn't
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entirely over.