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that's going to grab you by the heart
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shake you up and keep you hooked from
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start to finish this is a raw emotional
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roller coaster packed with secrets
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betrayal and one guy finding the courage
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to take back his life we're diving into
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the messy dramatic world of Jake Lisa
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and a storm of trouble that'll leave you
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so grab a coffee maybe a snack or a cozy
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perfect suburban house the kind you'd
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see on the cover of a home decor
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it's got this grand front door all
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polished wood and gleaming brass but
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Jake and Lisa hardly ever used it most
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days they'd slip in through the side
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door by the garage where Jake parked his
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beat up pickup or they'd wander in from
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the backyard through the sliding glass
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doors that opened to a sunny patio
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the backyard was Jake's pride and joy a
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tidy lawn a pecan tree for shade and a
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half-built gazebo he'd been tinkering
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inside to the right of the front
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entrance was this formal living room
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straight out of a showroom it had a
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plush white camelbacked couch two
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massive wing back chairs and a walnut
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coffee table that shone like it was
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waxed daily but here's the kicker nobody
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ever hung out there it was like a museum
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meticulously kept but gathering dust
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reserved for guests who never came to
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the left a hallway stretched out lined
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with family photos and leading to three
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bedrooms including Jake and Lisa's
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spacious master suite with its
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king-sized bed walk-in closet and
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onsuite bathroom with those fancy double
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there was also a guest bathroom with
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shiny white tiles and a spare room for
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sounds like a dream home right well hold
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that thought because this dream was
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about to crumble it was a late morning
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in early summer the kind where the sun's
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high but there's still a cool breeze
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rustling the leaves jake was sitting in
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that rarely used living room parked in
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one of those big wing back chairs the
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kind that makes you feel like you're
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sitting in a throne the room was dark
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the heavy velvet curtains drawn tight
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casting long shadows that match the
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heaviness in Jake's heart he was deep in
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thought staring at the intricate
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patterns on the rug wrestling with the
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state of his marriage to Lisa
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they'd been together for 10 years 10
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long grueling years and what started as
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a love story had turned into a
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lisa had this way of picking fights over
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the tiniest things forgot to take out
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the trash boom she'd be on him like a
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hawk left a coffee mug on the counter
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get ready for a lecture that had last
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sometimes it felt like she'd start a
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fight just because Jake was breathing
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too loud or looked at her the wrong way
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he was tired bone tired of the constant
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tension the way every day felt like
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walking on eggshells sitting in that
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chair he'd often think about what life
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might look like if he walked away
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splitting up their friends would they
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pick sides or just drift away losing the
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house they'd poured their savings into
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alimony payments stretching out for
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years draining his bank account half his
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savings vanishing in a puff of smoke not
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to mention legal fees for a divorce
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those thoughts were heavy like a stack
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of bricks on his chest but the heaviest
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was Lisa herself she could be downright
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vicious always ready to twist the knife
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to point out his flaws in a way that cut
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deep jake knew any divorce would be a
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war and Lisa would fight dirty as he sat
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there lost in his head replaying the
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same old arguments the side door creaked
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lisa was back from the grocery store
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probably lugging bags of produce and
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frozen food jake's stomach knotted up
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like a tangled rope he should have
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bolted to the bedroom to avoid her when
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Lisa caught him in the living room it
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was like waving a red flag in front of a
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bull she'd find something to nitpick
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some tiny thing to spark a fight she
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could drag an argument out for weeks
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over nothing like a dog with a bone
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chewing on it until Jake was ready to
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he'd learned to apologize quick to
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smooth things over even when he wasn't
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wrong just to keep the peace but it
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never lasted there was always another
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fight waiting around the corner
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jake stayed frozen in that chair hoping
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she wouldn't notice him trying to blend
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into the shadows of that dim dusty room
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the air thick with the scent of old
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furniture polish then he heard her
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footsteps light and careful like she was
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tiptoeing through a minefield
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she stopped at the edge of the entryway
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where the tiled floor met the plush
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carpet and Jake could picture her
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peering down the hallway checking if she
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was alone his heart was pounding so loud
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he was sure she'd hear it like a drum
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thumping in his chest but instead of
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calling out for him she pulled out her
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phone he heard the little chirp as she
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dialed a number the sound sharp in the
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quiet house she was standing maybe 5 ft
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away totally clueless that Jake was
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right there hidden by the high back of
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the chair she started talking her voice
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low and sweet like she was chatting with
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someone special hey I'll call you after
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1 on Thursday to sort out the details,"
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she said giggling softly a sound Jake
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hadn't heard from her in years "we'll
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meet up in the afternoon okay can't
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wait." Jake's mind was racing his palm
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sweaty against the armrests she was
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talking to her dad right planning a
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visit or something but something felt
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off like a puzzle piece that didn't fit
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why was she whispering like she didn't
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want anyone to hear why was she standing
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so still like she was hiding something
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lisa hung up and Jake heard her whistle
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that sharp annoying whistle she used
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when she wanted him to come running like
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he was her dog she headed out to the
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backyard probably to check on the gazebo
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Jake had been building her flip-flops
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slapping against the patio tiles he
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stayed frozen for a second his mind
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spinning like a top that call wasn't
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right he crept into the kitchen Hart
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still hammering and grabbed her phone
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from her purse on the counter the
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leather bag sitting there like it held
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all her secrets he checked the last
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number dialed local area code not her
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dad's her parents lived a thousand miles
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away in California in a little coastal
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town where they'd retired his heart sank
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like a stone in a pond who was she
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calling daddy back in the early days of
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their marriage Lisa used to call Jake
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that sometimes during their more
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intimate moments a playful little
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nickname that made him smile but that
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stopped years ago around the time the
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fight started outnumbering the good
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times when the warmth between them
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turned cold so who was this guy jake's
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hands were shaking as he put the phone
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back exactly where he'd found it careful
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not to disturb the purse's contents he
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grabbed the grocery bags shoved them in
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the fridge and freezer milk eggs a bag
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of frozen peas some chicken breasts and
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bolted out to his truck he didn't head
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to the hardware store like he told Lisa
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he would instead he pulled into a quiet
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park a couple blocks away the kind with
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a few benches and a playground empty of
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kids this time of day he needed space to
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think to breathe to figure out what the
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hell was going on sitting there engine
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off he replayed that phone call in his
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head over and over like a song stuck on
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repeat was Lisa cheating in their house
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maybe even in their bed the thought made
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his blood boil his fists clenching on
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the steering wheel so hard his knuckles
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turned white he was out here working
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long hours at his office job pushing
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papers and sitting through meetings
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paying the mortgage the bills keeping
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their life together while she was
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he started thinking about Thursday she
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was probably meeting this guy while Jake
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was at work thinking he'd never know
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maybe he could catch them confront the
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guy sneaking in through the back gate
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down the alley behind their house
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but first he needed to know who this
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daddy was jake decided to call Nick a
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buddy who was married to Lisa's best
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friend Emily nick was a solid guy
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semi-retired in his late 50s with a warm
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smile and a calm vibe that made you feel
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like everything was going to be okay
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he spent his Saturdays at the local golf
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course volunteering as a Goodwill
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ambassador in exchange for free rounds
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during the week when the course wasn't
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packed with weekend warriors jake drove
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over his mind racing trying to figure
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out how to ask Nick without sounding
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like a paranoid nutcase
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he found Nick cruising around in a golf
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cart checking on the seventh hole a
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tricky par three surrounded by sand
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traps and a pond that ate golf balls for
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breakfast jake hopped in and they
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started chatting about the course the
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weather the way the greens were playing
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anything to ease into it finally Jake
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took a deep breath and went for a
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roundabout approach hey Nick if someone
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told you something in confidence would
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nick shot him a weird look like he knew
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something was up and kept driving for a
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few yards the cart bouncing over the
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jake pushed a little harder asking if
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Nick and Emily shared everything even
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secrets they'd promised to keep nick
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stopped the cart on a patch of grass
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turned to Jake and said "You got
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something specific to ask man just ask."
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Jake's throat felt tight like he was
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trying to swallow a golf ball he went
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for it do you know if Lisa is having an
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affair the words felt like lead heavy
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and final hanging in the air between
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them nick let out a long sigh like he'd
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been carrying a weight and was finally
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setting it down he spilled everything
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last New Year's at a big party at the
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Johnson's place a couple known for their
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lavish bashes with open bars and
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fireworks Emily had caught Lisa with
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some guy named Tom Carter not just
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chatting they were in a hallway upstairs
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lisa wrapped around him legs around his
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waist like something out of a steamy
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emily was sick from too much champagne
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and had gone to the bathroom to puke
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when she came out she heard noises down
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the hall near the guest bedrooms and
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lisa saw her gave a little wave like she
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was shoeing Emily away as if it was no
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emily told Nick later and Lisa swore it
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was a one-time thing blamed too much
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booze and a fight with Jake about some
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forgotten anniversary
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nick didn't want to ruin Jake's marriage
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over it but he made a promise to himself
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if Jake ever asked he wouldn't lie and
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now he was pretty sure Lisa was still at
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it maybe with Tom or someone else jake's
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head was spinning his stomach churning
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like he'd been punched he told Nick
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about the phone call how Lisa called
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some guy daddy and made plans for
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Thursday nick's eyes widened and he
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suggested they talk to Emily they left
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the golf course Nick's cart parked by
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the clubhouse and headed to Nick and
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Emily's place a cozy house with a big
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front porch and flowers lining the
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walkway roses and maragolds that Emily
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tended like they were her kids emily was
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in the kitchen chopping carrots and
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onions for a stew when they walked in
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nick broke the news and Emily's face
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crumpled like tissue paper she sat down
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at the kitchen table tears in her eyes
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saying she'd believed Lisa's story about
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New Year's being a one-off
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she felt betrayed not just by Lisa but
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by the lie she'd bought into thinking
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her best friend had made a mistake and
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moved on jake showed her the number from
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Lisa's phone and asked if she could call
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it pretend it was a wrong number and get
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emily who was sharp as attack with a PhD
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in English lit and a background in
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theater from her college days nodded
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she wiped her eyes took a deep breath
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and dialed the number on speaker her
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hands steady despite the tears
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a deep voice answered "Hey this is Tom
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Jake's stomach dropped like he was on a
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roller coaster plunging down the first
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lisa was still messing around with this
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guy they hatched a plan one that felt
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like something out of a spy movie all
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cloak and dagger emily would meet Lisa
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for coffee on Sunday morning secretly
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recording the whole thing with a camera
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emily set it up like a pro picking a
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quiet corner of a local coffee shop with
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an awning to block the sun and cut down
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on wind noise she tested the audio
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positioned the purse just right on the
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table and hid the camera lens in the
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bag's pattern with Velcro straps Nick
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rigged up disguising the mic and lens
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holes in the floral design
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when Lisa showed up looking all casual
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in her yoga pants a loose sweater and
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oversized sunglasses Emily played her
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she spun a story about some guy hitting
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on her at work saying she was tempted
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but didn't know what to do torn between
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her loyalty to Nick and the thrill of
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she asked Lisa for advice bringing up
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the New Year's fling like it was no big
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deal just girl talk lisa didn't even
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blink go for it girl." She said all smug
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sipping her vanilla latte like she was
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spilling tea on a reality show nick's
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sweet but he's past his prime m you're
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still young and hot live a little you
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know then Lisa dropped the bomb the New
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Year's thing wasn't a one-off
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she'd been hooking up with Tom since a
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Halloween party months before sneaking
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around meeting in hotel rooms even
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planning to bring him to their bed on
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Thursday while Jake was at work
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jake watched the recording later his
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heart breaking with every word each one
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like a knife twisting deeper lisa had no
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regrets no guilt she called Jake her
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provider someone she controlled like a
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puppet while she had her fun with Tom
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she bragged about other guys over the
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years a random dude she met at a
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supermarket in their first year of
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marriage one night stands at bars even a
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kinky salesman who came through town a
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few times a year for fun that Lisa
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described with a smirk jake felt like
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he'd been punched in the gut over and
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over the air sucked out of his lungs
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this wasn't just one mistake this was a
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whole double life Lisa had been living
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right under his nose for years emily had
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another idea talk to Tom's wife Karen
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they called her and Karen wasn't shocked
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just heartbroken her voice quiet over
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tom had cheated before a year ago and
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she'd taken him back after he swore he'd
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change but she had a prenup that had
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leave him penniless if she caught him
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again a legal ace up her sleeve she was
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in ready to take him down
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they planned to catch Lisa and Tom in
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the act on Thursday get undeniable proof
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video audio the works and let Karen
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jake spent the next few days preparing
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his mind a whirlwind of anger hurt and
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he dug through an old box in the garage
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finding a pair of brass knuckles his
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grandpa a World War II vet had given him
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as a keepsake they were heavy cold a
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relic from a German soldier his grandpa
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had faced in Normandy after D-Day his
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grandpa had warned him about using them
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saying they were for when you've got no
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jake wasn't planning to kill anyone but
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he was done being the pushover the guy
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who let Lisa walk all over him who
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apologized just to keep the peace
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thursday morning Jake forced down a big
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breakfast eggs bacon toast a tall glass
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of orange juice knowing he wouldn't eat
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his stomach was in knots churning like a
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washing machine but he needed the fuel
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for what was coming he called Lisa from
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his office keeping his voice calm steady
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like nothing was wrong
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hey I've got meetings all day might be
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late," he said listening to her hum in
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response probably already thinking about
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her plans with Tom then he headed home
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early barking a block away and walking
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to the house his sneakers quiet on the
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pavement he hid in the backyard behind a
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fat hydrangeanger bush its pink blooms
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shielding him from view he watched as
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Lisa wearing a tiny string bikini that
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left little to the imagination opened
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the back gate for Tom
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they went inside laughing their voices
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carrying through the open sliding glass
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door full of excitement and secrets
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jake slipped in through the front door
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quiet as a shadow his heart pounding
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like a jackhammer he grabbed a cordless
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drill some hardware and a video camera
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from the guest room then set up ap door
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so it wouldn't close all the way just in
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case Lisa tried to lock it he didn't
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want to be shut out of his own reckoning
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he heard them in the master bedroom
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their voices low and playful lisa's
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laugh mixing with Tom's deep growl a
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sound that made Jake's skin crawl it was
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torture every word every giggle cutting
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deeper but he needed the proof camera
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rolling he crept closer catching them in
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the act through the cracked door the
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lens capturing every detail in the dim
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light his blood was boiling his hands
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shaking but he held it together years of
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keeping his cool in tense situations
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honed from his time in the army kicking
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in he stood there recording watching
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Tom's hands on Lisa her bikini top
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already discarded on the floor when he
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couldn't take it anymore he burst in
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shoving Tom off Lisa with all his
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strength the force of it knocking the
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air out of both of them he slammed the
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brass knuckles into Tom's ribs the
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impact sending a jolt through his arm a
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sickening crunch echoing in the room tom
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gasped stumbling back trying to fight
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back but Jake was done playing he landed
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a hard punch to Tom's face blood
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spraying across the cream colored carpet
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staining it like spilled wine lisa
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screamed a high-pitched whale begging
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Jake not to hurt him her voice shrill
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and panicked her eyes wide with fear
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jake locked them in the bedroom using
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the hasp he'd installed to secure the
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door he grabbed four pairs of handcuffs
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from his dresser keepsakes from his army
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days when he'd worked security and
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cuffed Tom to the bed's iron frame
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securing his wrists and ankles so he
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couldn't move tom was wheezing blood
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dripping from his nose his face a
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swollen bloody mess jake sat Lisa down
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in the bathroom still in her bikini her
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hair a mess her face pale as a ghost he
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demanded the truth every detail about
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Tom the other men why she thought it was
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okay to betray him like this lisa tried
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to lie her voice trembling saying Tom
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forced her that he was a bully who
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threatened her even threatened Jake but
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Jake wasn't buying it he had the video
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the phone call the coffee shop recording
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don't lie to me he said his voice low
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steady the brass knuckles still on his
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hand glinting in the bathroom light
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finally she broke tears streaming down
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her face admitting to years of affairs
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manipulating Jake thinking she could
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control him like a puppet she talked
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about the supermarket guy in their first
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year a charming stranger who never knew
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her real name the one night stands at
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bars when Jake was working late the
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salesman with his kinky games who'd roll
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through town a few times a year she'd
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kept it all hidden using Jake's trust
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his willingness to smooth things over to
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keep her secrets safe jake felt like his
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world was crumbling like the ground
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beneath him had turned to sand but he
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kept his face blank his voice steady
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refusing to let her see him break karen
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arrived pulling up in her sleek black
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sedan and walking into the house like
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she owned the place her heels clicking
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she saw Tom beat up and handcuffed his
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face unrecognizable and turned to Lisa
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still on the bathroom toilet her eyes
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red from crying karen slapped Lisa hard
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across the cheek leaving a red mark that
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matched the one on the other side her
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hand shaking with rage she was furious
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but calm her voice cold as she laid into
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Lisa for her betrayal karen had her
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prenup a legal ace that had leave Tom
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with nothing and she was ready to use it
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she and Jake talked about what to do
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next they'd take Tom to the hospital say
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he got hurt in a garage accident maybe
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tripped over a toolbox hit his face on a
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workbench to keep him quiet with the
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threat of the prenup
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as for Lisa Jake told her to get dressed
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take her car and figure out her life
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he'd cut off her credit cards and ATM
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access leaving her with nothing but a
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quarter he tossed at her his voice
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dripping with sarcasm as he called it
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for a two-bit fancy woman it was harsh
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cruel even but Jake was done being nice
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done being the guy who took the hits and
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kept smiling lisa packed a bag grabbed
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her keys and left moving in with her
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sister in a cramped apartment across
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town she'd watched nature shows on TV
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flinch at words like alpha or pecking
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order haunted by that day by the look in
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Jake's eyes when he'd confronted her
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jake and Karen stayed in touch meeting
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up for coffee now and then both too
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scarred to jump into new relationships
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tom's face got patched up thanks to
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Karen's insurance but she cut him loose
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with a little more cash than the prenup
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required just to get him out of her life
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he struggled to charm anyone after that
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his reputation trashed his face a
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reminder of his mistakes
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jake sank into a deep depression for a
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while fading from his friends lives
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spending long nights alone in that big
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house he had no regrets about what he
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did to Tom though it wasn't the real him
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he told himself that guy who swung those
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brass knuckles who let his anger take
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over but in that moment it felt like war
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and he'd fought to survive to take back
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some piece of himself months passed and
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Jake started to rebuild piece by piece
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he sold the house unable to sleep in
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that bedroom anymore and moved into a
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smaller place a cozy bungalow with a
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tiny yard he threw himself into his work
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took up hiking on weekends and started
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reconnecting with old friends who'd
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stuck by him lisa meanwhile grappled
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with the wreckage of her choices living
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with her sister working odd jobs to make
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she'd think about Jake sometimes miss
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the stability he'd provided but he
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didn't miss her not anymore he'd learned
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a hard lesson about trust about standing
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up for himself and he wasn't going back
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to being that guy who let someone walk
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all over him the brass knuckles went
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back in their box tucked away in a
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drawer a reminder of the day he took
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back his life man what a story right
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jake went through hell betrayal
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heartbreak the works but he came out
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stronger ready to start fresh what would
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you do if you were in his shoes drop
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