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Jun 25, 2025
#redditrelationship #aita #redditstories What happens when love turns into manipulation — and trust becomes a weapon? In today’s episode of Reddit’s Unheard Stories, we dive into the emotional rollercoaster of Jake and Emily, a couple whose relationship was built on love but slowly eroded by ultimatums, fear, and betrayal. From radical weight loss to shady phone records and a shocking poolside confrontation — this story has it all: heartbreak, revenge, personal transformation, and a twist that hits hard. 🧠 Was Jake too harsh, or did Emily deserve it? 💬 Drop your take in the comments below — and if you’ve got a wild story of your own, hit me up. 🎧 Subscribe for more jaw-dropping Reddit stories brought to life every week. #RedditStories #RelationshipDrama #UnheardTales
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hey folks welcome back to Reddit's
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Unheard Stories where we dig into the
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kind of tales that make you laugh cry or
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just shake your head in disbelief i'm
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your narrator just a regular dude with a
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mic here to spin a yarn about Jake and
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Emily Thompson a couple whose love story
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took a wild messy turn this one's got it
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all sacrifice betrayal some serious
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detective work and a twist that'll leave
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you thinking so grab a cold one kick
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back and let's dive into the rise and
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fall of Jake and Emily picture a quiet
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suburb just outside Columbus Ohio back
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in the early 2000s jake Thompson's a big
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guy 325 pounds broad shoulders the kind
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of dude who fills a room he's got a
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laugh that rumbles like a pickup truck
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and a heart to match works as a project
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manager at a construction firm always
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cracking jokes with his crew over lunch
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emily his wife of six years is his
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opposite in some ways petite
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sharp-witted with a smile that could
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light up a dive bar she's a graphic
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designer freelancing from their cozy
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ranchstyle house the one with the
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sagging porch swing and a mailbox that's
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half rusted jake and Emily met in
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college back when Jake was a linebacker
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on the JV football team and Emily was
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sketching posters for the art club he
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asked her out after she spilled coffee
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on his sneakers at a campus cafe and
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instead of getting mad he just grinned
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and said "Guess you owe me a date now."
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She laughed and that was that they were
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inseparable late night pizza runs road
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trips to nowhere dreaming about a future
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with kids and a dog when they tied the
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knot at 24 it felt like the start of
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something unstoppable
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fast forward to 2018 and life's settled
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into a comfortable rhythm but Emily's
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got a cloud hanging over her two of her
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closest friends Jenny and Mark both
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barely 40 dropped dead from heart
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attacks within months of each other it
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shook her to the core
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she started noticing Jake's habits the
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extra burgers at cookouts the way he'd
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huff climbing stairs the snores that
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rattled the windows at night she's
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terrified of losing him and it's eating
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her up inside one night after Jake
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polishes off a second helping of lasagna
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Emily can't hold it in anymore they're
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at the kitchen table dishes stacked in
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the sink the hum of the fridge filling
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the quiet she takes a deep breath her
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fingers twisting a napkin "jake we got
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to talk," she says her voice steady but
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tight "i'm worried about you your health
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i mean I can't lose you like I lost
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Jenny and Mark."
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Jake sets his fork down his brow
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furrowing i'm fine Em
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but Emily's not letting it go she's done
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her research bmi charts heart disease
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stats the works she lays out a plan but
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it's a gut puncher i'm tying our you
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know bedroom time to your weight loss
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she says her cheeks flushing four times
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a year Valentine's Day our anniversary
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and our birthdays if you want more you
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got to get healthy jake's jaw drops his
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fork clattering against his plate four
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times a year he says half laughing half
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stunned you serious emily nods her eyes
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pleading i'm doing this because I love
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you Jake i need you here with me for a
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long time jake leans back running a hand
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through his beard it's a lot to take in
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and yeah it stings but he sees the fear
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in her eyes the way her hands tremble he
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loves her would walk through fire for
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her so he nods all right M i'll give it
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a shot and man does he jake dives in
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head first he trades his usual bacon egg
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and cheese breakfast for oatmeal and
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fruit lunches go from hogies to salads
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with grilled chicken he joins a gym
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downtown working with a trainer Emily
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found named Ryan Carter a ripped dude
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with a cocky grin who seems to know his
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stuff jake's sweating through spin
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classes grunting under barbells counting
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every single calorie
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it's a grind and not the fun kind he
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misses his Friday night beers with the
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guys the greasy wings at Murphy's the
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lazy Sundays on the couch with Emily in
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a pizza but Emily's his cheerleader at
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least at first she's cooking lean meals
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packing his lunches leaving sticky notes
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on the fridge you got this babe jake's
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co-workers notice the change his buddy
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Dave a wiry electrician ribs him at the
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job site
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damn Thompson you trying out for the
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Avengers or what jake laughs it off but
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he's proud the scale's moving 310 then
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295 then 280 it's slow but it's real
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still it's not all high fives and
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protein shakes jake's hungry all the
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time his body screaming for the old
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comforts he dreams about cheeseburgers
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wakes up cranky the bedroom thing that's
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the hardest part four times a year feels
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like a prison sentence he misses the
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spontaneity the way Emily used to pull
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him close out of nowhere
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now it's scheduled like a dentist
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appointment valentine's Day comes and
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it's sweet but there's a tension under
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it like they're checking a box their
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anniversary is the same then their
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birthdays
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jake keeps his eyes on the prize more
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time with Emily a healthier him but it's
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wearing him down two years in Jake's a
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new man he's down to 207 lb a lean 118
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lb lighter his old XXL flannels are
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tense now he's rocking medium TE's his
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biceps popping emily's thrilled showing
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him off at her friend Sarah's barbecue
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like he's a trophy "look at my guy," she
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says her arm around his waist jake
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smiles but inside he's beat "the diet's
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been a mental marathon the gym a second
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job he's proud sure but he's also human
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he's craving a break a chance to live
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without a food scale and a heart rate
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monitor one night over a dinner of baked
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salmon and steamed broccoli Jake decides
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to be real they're in the kitchen the
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same one where this all started the
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clock ticking softly on the wall he's
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nervous poking at his food but he can't
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keep it in m I'm thinking about easing
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up on the diet he says his voice low i'm
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not going back to how I was just maybe
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loosening the resins a bit it's been a
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lot you know emily's fork freezes midair
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her face hardens her lips pressing into
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a thin line if you quit Jake we're
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sticking to four times a year she says
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her voice like ice "and if that's not
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enough for me I'll find someone else to
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take care of my needs."
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The words hit like a sledgehammer
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jake's head snaps up his eyes wide
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what did you just say?" he asks his
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voice shaking emily freezes her eyes
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darting away but it's too late she's
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crossed a line and they both know it the
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kitchen goes quiet the air thick with
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tension jake staring at her his heart
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pounding "shock gives way to hurt then a
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slow burn of anger i dropped over a 100
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lb for you," he says his voice cracking
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i've been killing myself day in day out
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to make you happy and now you're
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threatening to cheat what the hell Em
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emily's eyes fill with tears her hands
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trembling i didn't mean it Jake she
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stammers i'd never cheat i just I need
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you to keep going but Jake's not buying
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it he feels like she's been using their
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love life as a leash yanking him around
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to get what she wants he's questioning
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everything her love her loyalty the past
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two years
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"have you been playing me this whole
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time?" he demands his hands gripping the
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table emily sobbing now insisting she
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didn't mean it but the damage is done
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their marriage feels like it's crumbling
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the cracks spiderwebing out from her
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words jake can't take it anymore he
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shoves his chair back the legs scraping
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the lenolium and storms out to the
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garage the door slamming behind him out
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in the garage it's just Jake and his
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thoughts surrounded by tools a dusty
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workbench and the faint smell of motor
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oil he's pacing grabbing a wrench just
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to have something in his hands his
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mind's a tornado does he really think
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Emily's been cheating deep down no but
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her threats got him rattled
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i got to find out he mutters tossing the
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wrench down with a clank
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back in the house Emilyy's still at the
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table her face buried in her hands tears
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soaking the tablecloth "how could I be
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so stupid?" she whispers her voice
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breaking she knows she pushed him too
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far and now there's a seed of doubt in
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Jake's mind that's going to be hard to
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dig out an hour later Jake comes back
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inside his face like a storm cloud
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emily's a mess red eyes runny nose her
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hair a tangled disaster but Jake's not
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softening he lays it out cold and clear
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he's done with the diet if she wants to
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keep their bedroom life on lockdown fine
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he's sticking to the four times a year
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deal maybe even less her call but if she
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even thinks about stepping out there'll
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be hell to pay i don't trust you anymore
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M he says his voice flat i'm going to be
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watching you don't test me he grabs his
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keys off the counter the jingle slicing
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through the silence and heads out
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the garage door rumbles and Emily hears
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his truck roar away the sound fading
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into the night emily's alone now staring
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at the empty kitchen "oh my god," she
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says to herself her voice raw "what have
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I done?" She breaks down again the sobs
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shaking her whole body she drags herself
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to the bathroom splashing cold water on
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her face but it's no use she ends up on
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their bed curled up tight crying until
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she's empty when Jake gets home that
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afternoon he finds her there still a
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wreck he feels a stab of guilt but he's
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too angry to let it take root he's got a
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plan and he's not backing down
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jake's not the type to wallow like a lot
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of guys who smell trouble he turns into
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a private eye overnight
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monday morning he's at the phone company
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pulling call logs for their home phone
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and Emily's cell both in his name so
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it's no hassle he doesn't stop at the
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last year he grabs three years worth
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wanting to know if Emily's been shady
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since before the diet the clerk hands
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him a couple of CDs and Jake's already
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itching to crack them open back home he
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locks himself in the home office the one
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with the creaky desk and a coffee mug
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that says "World's husband."
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Emily's out probably at her friend
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Sarah's place so he's got the house to
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himself
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he pops the CDs into his laptop screen
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flickering to life and starts sorting
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through the data it's a slog hundreds of
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calls dates times durations he's making
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spreadsheets cross- referencing like
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he's auditioning for a detective show
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his coffee's gone cold but he's too
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focused to care then boom he spots
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something that makes his stomach drop
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over 200 calls to a number he doesn't
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know and another 50 to a second one his
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heart's pounding as he digs deeper the
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patterns clear as day every Wednesday at
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11:05 a.m when Jake's at his weekly work
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meeting at Rusty's Diner with his bosses
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Emily's calling this first number and on
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Fridays once a month when he's out
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golfing with his buddies at Meadow Creek
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she's hitting up the second one it's too
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clean to be a coincidence jake's no
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hacker but he knows his way around
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Google he runs a reverse lookup on the
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numbers
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the second one's listed to Ryan Carter
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his gym trainer the guy Emily picked out
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for him two years ago ryan's a chiseled
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dude all protein shakes and motivational
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quotes the kind who probably flexes in
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the mirror the first number is a cell
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unlisted but Jake's guts screaming it's
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Ryan too he needs proof so he heads to
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Murphy's the bar where he and Sarah
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Emily used to have date nights back when
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things were simpler
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the bartender Lisa is a friend always
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ready with a quick jab and a cold beer
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jake slides onto a stool orders a Bud
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Light and keeps his voice low lisa I
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need a favor he says can you call this
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number and see if it's a guy named Ryan
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say you're looking for a trainer lisa
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[ __ ] an eyebrow but doesn't push she
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dials the number her voice all sunny
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hi is this Ryan i'm looking for a
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personal trainer heard you're the best
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jake's watching her his heart in his
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throat lisa nods at him mouththing it's
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him she chats a bit finding out Ryan's
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got an opening because a client probably
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Jake dropped out jake's blood runs cold
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he thanks Lisa tosses a tent on the bar
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and heads home his mind spinning
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he doesn't want to believe Emily's been
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cheating but the pieces are falling into
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place over the next few days Jake's a
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ghost in his own house he's watching
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Emily like a hawk every glance at her
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phone every quick trip to the store
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emily's trying to play it cool cooking
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his favorite chili asking about his day
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but she's walking on eggshells she knows
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she screwed up and Jake's silence is
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louder than any fight he's biting his
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time planning his next move then on
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Saturday things go off the rails around
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noon the doorbell rings and Emily opens
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it to find Lisa standing there a beach
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bag slung over her shoulder "hey I'm
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Lisa," she says flashing a grin "jake
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said I could use your pool." Emily's
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thrown but forces a smile leading her
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out back she figures Jake's just being
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nice maybe trying to ease the tension
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but then two more women show up clare a
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co-orker of Jake's from the construction
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firm and Megan a waitress from Murphy's
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both say Jake invited them too these
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ladies are drop deadad gorgeous all
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confidence and easy laughs and Emily's
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stomach starts to knot they head to the
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pool slathering on sunscreen chatting
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like they've known each other forever
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before long they're tanning bikini tops
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tossed aside for that all over glow
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emily's seething but since Jake's behind
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it she's got to bite her tongue lisa
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pulls Emily aside her tone friendly but
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pointed
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jake told me about your little threat
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she says big mistake girl she lays it
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out jake's suspicious and digging into
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her if he finds proof she cheated past
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or future he's planning to get cozy with
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Lisa Clare and Megan for every instance
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and if Emily lies about it same deal the
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women don't hold back they're into Jake
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especially now that he's looking like a
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total stud claire's had a crush on him
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since they worked on a site together 3
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years ago megan's been flirting with him
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at Murphy's noticing how his smile
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lingers
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and Lisa
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she's not shy about finding him hot
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especially after their chat at the bar
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emily's head is spinning her heart
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sinking as she realizes her marriage is
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hanging by a thread at 400 p.m Jake
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strolls out to the pool a coke in hand
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all casual he greets Emily compliments
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the women's tans and cracks a joke about
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their killer bodies giving him a hard
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time emily's arms are crossed her jaw
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tight jake's grin fades and he gets
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serious "m," he says locking eyes with
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her "did you ever cheat on me?" Emily
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shakes her head her voice firm "no Jake
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never." He pushes harder bringing up
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Ryan and the Wednesday and Friday calls
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"what about your trainer those calls
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when I'm at meetings or golfing
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emily doubles down acting confused ryan
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he's just my trainer where's this coming
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from jake's not buying it he lays out
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his evidence like he's in a courtroom
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phone logs call patterns Lisa's call to
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Ryan it's a slam dunk but Emily sticks
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to her story hoping he's bluffing
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the women are watching their face is
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unreadable jake's voice drops heavy with
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hurt i'm done M i'm tempted to get close
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with these ladies they've made it clear
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they're interested but I'm not a cheater
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so I'm ending this
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lisa reaches into her bag and pulls out
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divorce papers turns out she's a process
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server on the side she hands them to
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Emily who's trembling tears streaming
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down her face emily's begging now her
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voice raw jake please I'm sorry i love
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you don't do this but Jake's too far
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gone love he says almost laughing you
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call this love you've been playing me
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for two years maybe longer he drops the
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final bomb ryan's already paid a price
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seems Ryan was messing around with
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another woman Tara whose husband Mike
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wasn't happy mike a burly mechanic with
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a temper caught wind of it and with a
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couple of his buddies gave Ryan a
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beatdown broken ribs smashed face and a
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hit to the groin that'll leave him out
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of commission for good jake swears he
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had nothing to do with it and his golf
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buddies give him an alibi saying he was
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on the course that Friday jake tells
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Emily they'll see each other in court
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grabs his bags and heads to a hotel
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emily's left by the pool sobbing the
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divorce papers crumpled in her hand she
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packs up that night and moves to her
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mom's her world in pieces the divorce
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drags on for 7 months and Emily sinks
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into a deep depression haunted by her
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mistakes
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she replays that night at the kitchen
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table wishing she'd never opened her
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mouth she knows she betrayed Jake not
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just with her threat but with the way
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she let her fear control their marriage
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jake though he doesn't hook up with Lisa
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Clare or Megan like he hinted instead he
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finds peace with two golden retrievers
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Max and Buddy adopted from a local
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shelter they're his new crew greeting
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him everyday with wagging tails and
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slobbery kisses he moves into a small
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apartment keeps the weight off not for
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Emily but for himself he's back to
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grabbing beers with his buddies tossing
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a ball for Max and Buddy in the park
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living a quieter life the pain's still
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there but it's softer now dulled by time
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and puppy love emily's still struggling
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working a retail job to make ends meet
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seeing a therapist to unpack the guilt
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she's got her mom's support but the
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regrets a heavy load the house they
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shared is sold the proceeds split down
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the middle sometimes she drives by their
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old street wondering where it all went
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wrong she knows she blew it and that
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truth is her shadow so there you have it
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folks the epic saga of Jake and Emily
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straight from Reddit's unheard stories
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it's a gut puncher a reminder that trust
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is the glue holding any relationship
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together and once it's gone it's a long
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road back what do you think was Jake too
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harsh or did Emily's actions light the
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fuse hit up the Reddit unheard stories
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community with your thoughts and if
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you've got a tale that needs telling
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share it there too until next time keep
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it real and I'll catch you with another
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story soon peace
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