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I Almost Lost Everything — My Family, My Marriage, My Life | Real Story That Changed Me
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Jun 27, 2025
#redditrelationship #aita #redditstories Yo, what’s good Reddit Unheard Stories fam? This one’s raw and real — Sarah Miller’s story about nearly losing her whole life: her marriage, her kids, and herself. It’s about love, mistakes, family curses, and the hard road to making things right. From a surprise work trip, secrets, and a tense dinner, to confronting the past and breaking painful family patterns — this ride will hit you deep. Grab your snacks, get comfy, and dive into this emotional rollercoaster. 💬 Drop your thoughts in the comments. What part hit you hardest? Have you ever been in a situation like this? Let’s share and support each other.
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yo what's good Reddit unheard stories
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crew it's your boy ready to drop a tale
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that'll hit you right in the fields this
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one's about Sarah Miller a woman who
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nearly tanked her whole life her
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marriage her kids everything it's a
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story of love screw-ups and figuring out
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how to make things right it's long it's
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raw and it's got lessons you won't
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forget so grab a snack get comfy and
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let's dive into this crazy ride picture
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this it's 11 p.m and Sarah's driving
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through a freaking monsoon to her mom's
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house rains hammering the windshield
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wipers going nuts and her heart's
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pounding like a drum back home her
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husband Jake and their kids Ellie and
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Noah are probably snoring in their cozy
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beds
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sarah's a mess wondering how it all went
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so wrong jake just threw out the word
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divorce and she's like "Hold up what did
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I even do her phone's silent nobody's
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answering her calls and it feels like
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the world's caving in sarah's 35 a
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clinical psychologist who uses her
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maiden name Carter at work
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jake's always been her biggest fan cool
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with her keeping her professional
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identity he's the guy who cheered her on
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while she grinded through grad school
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earning her degrees they got hitched 9
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years ago when Sarah was 26 in a wedding
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straight out of a romcom not too flashy
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not too small just perfect
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her dad Tom was out there busting moves
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on the dance floor dude's been taking
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lessons for years smooth as hell her
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stepmom Ellen and her mom Diane were
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both there which was a miracle since
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they're like oil and water but that day
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everyone was all smiles and Sarah felt
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like she was living a dream fast forward
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and Sarah and Jake have two kids Ellie 8
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and Noah six they're like a mini version
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of Sarah and her younger brother Matt
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sarah always thought she had it all
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figured out great husband awesome kids
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killer career but tonight she's not home
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with her family she's out in the rain
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running from a fight she can't make
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sense of let's rewind to how this mess
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started sarah had this big plan to wow
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Jake with a special night she hit the
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grocery store loading up on stuff for
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his favorite meal her mom's meatloaf
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recipe passed down like a family
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heirloom she grabbed Brussels sprouts to
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roast with olive oil and a pinch of salt
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idaho potatoes for creamy mash with sour
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cream and chives and a key lime pie for
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dessert oh and a bottle of red wine to
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set the mood on Tuesday she'd swung by
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Victoria's Secret picking up some lacy
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things for a spicy weekend why go all
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out because she was about to drop a bomb
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she was headed to a work conference in
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Chicago next week and she hadn't told
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Jake yet she figured a romantic dinner
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would make it go down easier sarah
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didn't halfass it she spent the
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afternoon cleaning the house vacuuming
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the dining room until it sparkled she
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set the table with their fancy plates
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the ones they only use for holidays
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she slipped into a blue dress that
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hugged her curves and made her green
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eyes pop pairing it with the silver
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necklace Jake gave her for their fifth
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anniversary
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her hair was styled just right makeup on
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point she felt like a million bucks
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the kids were hyped when they got home
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even if they turned their noses up at
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the sprouts and potatoes sticking to mac
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and cheese
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jake walked in saw the spread and raised
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an eyebrow
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"what's all this?" he asked half smiling
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half curious
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sarah just grinned thinking she had this
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in the bag dinner was a vibe ellie and
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Noah were giggling scarfing down their
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food sarah served up the meatloaf golden
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and savory and poured the wine with a
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flourish
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the kids even had a slice of key lime
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pie though Noah whined it was too sour
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and Ellie sneakily finished his after
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dinner Sarah got the kids settled in
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front of their go-to movie one they'd
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watched a zillion times jake nudged her
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back to the dining room where he'd
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already cleared the table and loaded the
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dishwasher like the MVP he is he poured
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the last of the wine for her and grabbed
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a splash of whiskey for himself settling
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into his chair "all right Sarah," he
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said leaning back "what's the deal it's
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just a random Friday." Sarah played Koi
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batting her lashes and teasing that she
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needed a favor
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she figured she'd ease into the
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conference news keep things light but
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when she finally spilled four days in
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Chicago Tuesday to Friday Jake's whole
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vibe shifted he didn't yell but his jaw
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tightened and his eyes narrowed
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"why am I just hearing about this now?"
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he asked voice low sarah tried to brush
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it off saying it was a last minute
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invite no biggie but Jake's not the type
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to let things slide he pressed her
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asking why she'd need him to play single
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dad for a week without a heads up sarah
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leaned in all flirty promising a hot
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weekend before she left to make up for
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it she thought she could charm her way
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through but Jake wasn't buying it he
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nodded slow and skeptical and asked why
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she kept it a secret sarah doubled down
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insisting it was just a work thing
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nothing shady
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that's when the mood turned jake started
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pacing the living room checking his
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phone muttering stuff under his breath
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he stepped outside for a call shooting
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Sarah a look that felt like a punch she
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overheard him leave a voicemail it's me
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she's acting like Diane right now call
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me back ASAP
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diane Sarah's mom what the hell did she
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have to do with this sarah's stomach
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twisted but she pushed it down telling
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herself it was nothing when Jake came
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back he was like a storm cloud he made
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another call then vanished into the
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kitchen where Sarah heard the coffee
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grinder buzzing weird time for coffee
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right she got Ellie and Noah to bed her
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hands shaking as she tucked them in the
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kids didn't fight bedtime like they
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could feel the tension in the air sarah
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came downstairs to find Jake at the
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dining room table a fresh pot of coffee
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steaming two mugs and a big thermos he
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looked at her eyes hard and said "Sit
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down." "You're going to need this."
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Sarah's heart was racing she begged him
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to tell her what was wrong but Jake
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flipped it back "you tell me," he said
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his voice calm but sharp as a blade he
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kept saying it was just a conference but
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the way he said it made her skin crawl
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sarah tried to reassure him swearing it
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was no big deal but Jake wasn't having
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it he leaned forward locking eyes do I
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look stupid to you you think that fancy
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degree makes you smarter than me sarah's
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voice cracked as she swore she didn't
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that she respected him as her husband
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her partner but Jake shook his head i
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know more than you think Sarah don't lie
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to me it won't end well sarah's mind was
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spinning she stuck to her story the
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conference was last minute she only
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found out that week but Jake wasn't
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letting up when did you really know
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before Tuesday he pointed out how she'd
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planned this whole dinner to soften him
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up like some kind of strategy
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sarah denied it her voice wobbling but
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Jake's silence screamed he didn't
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believe her then he dropped the real
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kicker is David Walsh going to this
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conference david Walsh Sarah's colleague
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older smoothtalking maybe a little too
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chummy sarah felt like the floor dropped
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out she tried to play it cool saying
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David might be there presenting on
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Wednesday jake pulled out his phone
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tapped a few times and showed her the
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conference agenda
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"funny you didn't know," he said his
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voice dripping with sarcasm considering
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how tight you two are sarah's face
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burned she admitted she knew David was
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going but forgot to mention it jake's
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eyes narrowed "stop bullshitting me
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Sarah i'm not an idiot."
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The room felt like it was closing in
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jake laid out his theory and it was like
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he'd read her mind he said weeks ago
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David who Jake was sure had a thing for
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Sarah invited her on a fully paid trip
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to Chicago she accepted kept it from
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Jake and sprung it on him last minute
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using dinner and romance to distract him
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so he wouldn't make a fuss
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sarah protested her voice rising but
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Jake cut her off
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i told you not to lie not to me not to
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yourself he asked how long she'd been
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involved with David or anyone else sarah
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swore there was nothing going on but
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Jake kept pushing saying her face gave
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her away he even threw in a curveball
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asking the capital of California like he
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was testing if she was paying attention
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sarah's thoughts were a tornado she told
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herself David didn't know anything that
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Jake was just guessing
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but Jake was relentless he asked when
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she really got the invite and Sarah
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cracked she admitted David asked her 6
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weeks ago she swore they'd have separate
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rooms that she'd pay him back for the
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expenses but Jake's face was stone he
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brought up the Victoria's secret charges
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on their bank account asking if any of
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it was for David
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sarah froze then mumbled that some of it
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might have been that was it jake's trust
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shattered his voice dropped low and
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heavy he said she'd betrayed him with
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secrets and lies even if she hadn't done
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anything yet he accused her of setting
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herself up for something with David
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leaving herself open to temptation
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he took a slow sip of coffee saying he
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liked his coffee black pure not watered
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down with lies like their marriage sarah
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tried to argue but Jake was done he told
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her to pack a bag and leave right now
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go to Diane's then stay with Matt and
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Lisa he'd already called them they were
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waiting sarah called it crazy said he
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couldn't kick her out jake didn't blink
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what's crazy is you planning a getaway
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with another guy and thinking I'd be
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cool with it he warned her if she didn't
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learn from this their marriage was done
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he was calling a lawyer tomorrow sarah
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was stunned her eyes stinging with tears
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she begged him to talk it out but Jake
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was a wall her phone rang diane telling
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her to listen to Jake or she'd regret it
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then a text from Matt offering his spare
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room and saying she better show up or
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they were through he mentioned a family
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curse and Sarah's head spun what curse
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jake stood handed her a caramel latte
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and a thermos for the road and told her
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to pack he'd handle the kids and update
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his family later
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sarah chugged her coffee grabbed a bag
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and stumbled out into the rain her world
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falling apart the drive to Dian's was
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brutal rain pounded the car and Sarah's
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mind raced she stopped for gas hit the
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bathroom twice her nerves shot
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she pulled into Diane's driveway just
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past midnight and the garage door opened
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she parked in an empty spot where was
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Greg's car
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diane greeted her with a hug looking
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like a silver screen star at 60 her gray
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streaked hair perfect her blue eyes
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sharp she handed Sarah chamomile tea and
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homemade ginger snaps saying "You'll be
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okay sweetie." But her voice carried a
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weight like she knew something Sarah
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didn't they sat in the living room a
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paused football game on the TV odd since
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Diane can't stand sports sarah asked
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about Greg and Diane dropped a bombshell
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greg's been with his partner Brian for
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20 years their marriage is a beard a
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cover to fit in with old school
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expectations greg's gay but doesn't
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fully embrace it seeing his thing with
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Brian as one of a kind diane admitted
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she's been a terrible wife torching her
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marriages including the one with Sarah's
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dad Tom she pulled out a blue dress from
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a dry cleaner bag almost identical to
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Sarah's she said she wore it the night
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she ended things with Tom 30 years ago
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diane's story poured out like a flood
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she got swept up with Rick Mason a local
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sports star who prayed on married women
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for sport he'd charm them take them to
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his hotel and wreck their marriages like
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it was a twisted game diane ran with a
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group of wives who knew about Rick and
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hyped each other up they dragged their
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husbands to a dinner dance hall tied to
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Rick's hotel hoping he'd pick one of
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them for the night on leap day Diane
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wore that blue dress danced with Rick
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and left Tom at the table tom covered
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for her but he saw everything that was
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the end of their marriage diane kept the
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dress maybe as a reminder maybe because
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it made her feel alive she wore it again
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on her birthday but it only dug the
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knife deeper
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sarah was six then too young to remember
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much just vague flashes of Tom being
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gone for weeks her parents shielding her
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from the truth diane admitted she'd have
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wrecked her marriage to Tom anyway even
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without Rick she was selfish always
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chasing attention outside her vows she
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did it again with her next three
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husbands Jeff Dan and Greg jeff was
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solid but Diane treated him like a
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sidekick expecting him to roll with her
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choices
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dan was in an open marriage but Diane
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still cheated thinking it was fair
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greg the best since Tom got the same
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deal at Sarah's wedding Diane barely
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acknowledged Greg too busy chasing
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closure with Tom she broke down sobbing
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as she told Sarah this begging her not
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to make the same mistakes
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sarah felt like she was staring in a
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mirror she hadn't crossed the line with
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David yet but she'd been tempted she
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told herself it was just a conference
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that Jake would forgive her that she
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deserved a thrill diane warned her about
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the family curse a pattern of
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self-destruction
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diane's mom Grandma Louise cheated on
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Sarah's grandpa while he was dying
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running off with a guy named Ralph sarah
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never knew this tom forgave Louise years
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later but it left scars
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dian's voice cracked as she admitted she
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was proud of her affair with Rick that
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the rush was the point
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she bounced from Tom to Jeff then Dan
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then Greg never staying single long
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enough to fix herself she chased high
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leaving heartbreak in her wake sarah's
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stomach churned diane's story was her
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own reflected back the secrets the
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flirting with David the blue dress it
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was all too close she bolted to the
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bathroom barely making it to the toilet
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as she threw up diane held her hair
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whispering "Let it all out you're seeing
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it now aren't you?" Sarah nodded tears
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streaming she hated herself for ignoring
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Jake's warnings for thinking she could
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have her cake and eat it too she feared
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ending up like Diane alone after a
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string of broken marriages Diane handed
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her water and more cookies brushing
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Sarah's hair like she was a kid again
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she gave her comfy sweats same size
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handy and drove her to Matt and Lisa's
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house
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sarah was a wreck but Diane told Matt
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"She gets it now get her to bed."
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Matt welcomed her no lecture needed he
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said Diane had said plenty but he had
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one thing to add about Jake he's a
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fighter matt said jake's an Olympic
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fencer turned combat choreographer for
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Hollywood he's not some pushover he's a
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straightup warrior for his family matt
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dropped another bombshell tom warned
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Jake about the curse before their
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wedding prepping him for trouble sarah
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felt gratitude and shame wash over her
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her family saw this coming and stepped
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in to save her sarah crashed hard that
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night the truth settling like a heavy
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blanket the next morning Matt's house
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was pure chaos kids running wild shoes
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lost hair unbrushed
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over pancakes at IHOP Sarah watched Matt
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and Lisa their love and teamwork glowing
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lisa a former gymnast with a soft
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Belgian accent balanced motherhood like
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a pro matt was her rock protective and
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steady diane showed up with Sarah's car
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and handed her the blue dress "it's
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vintage," she said half shrugging "do
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what you want but don't break Jake's
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heart and don't let Tom see it it' kill
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him." Sarah knew what she had to do
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before driving home she fired off two
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texts to David cancel Chicago refund
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everything stay the hell out of my life
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you almost ruined my family to Jake I'm
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so sorry i was selfish and stupid i'll
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never take you for granted again i love
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you and I'm breaking this cycle as for
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the dress Sarah decided to burn it she'd
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light a fire in the backyard watch it
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turn to ash and let that curse go up in
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smoke that's Sarah's story reddit
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unheard stories fam a wake-up call that
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pulled her back from the edge it's messy
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it's real and it's a reminder to hold
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tight to what matters drop your thoughts
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in the comments what hit you hardest
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share your own stories and let's keep
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this community tight peace out and
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thanks for listening