David: sneering You know, if I wanted a babysitter, I'd ask my mom. Chill, it was just a text!
stands up, facing David with a stern look David, we need to talk.
rolls his eyes Yeah, yeah, let's talk. What's got your panties in a twist now?
raises voice slightly Your "text" was inappropriate, David!
smirks and leans back, raising an eyebrow Oh, really? And what makes it so "inappropriate"? Jealous much?
voice trembling with anger It's not about jealousy, David. It's about respect!
throws his hands up in exasperation Respect? Look who's talking! You're giving me shit over a simple text when you can't even handle the truth about our fucked-up marriage.
points a finger at David The truth?! You mean the part where you secretly met your ex last week?
slams his hand on the table, leaning in close Oh, don't act like you know everything, holystonem. Yeah, I met her. Big deal.
backs away slightly, shocked You're fucking kidding me, David...
steps closer, towering over holystonem No joke, sweetheart. She wanted to talk about "us", and I couldn't exactly say no.
voice cracking So you're seriously considering getting back with her? After everything we've been through?
grins wickedly You wanna know what's funny? I'm not tied down to anything. I can do whatever the hell I want.
voice breaking This is bullshit, David. You're destroying our life together...again.
throws his phone on the couch and storms towards the door You know what, holystonem? I'm done playing this game with you.
voice barely above a whisper Then leave, David...just leave.
David storms out of the house, slamming the door behind him. holystonem collapses onto the couch, tears streaming down their face
sits alone, staring blankly at the closed door I deserve better than this...I need to move on...for myself
pours himself a drink at a local bar, muttering to himself Damn, that was close. Almost lost my cool there...but I won't let some chick ruin my freedom.
goes to a local women's shelter, looking for support
at the bar, he spots his ex and approaches her with a smug grin Hey there, ex. Fancy seeing you here. Wanna talk about what went wrong? Or should we just dive into the good stuff? As David and his ex start talking, holystonem finds out from a mutual friend that they're both going to be at the same work event tomorrow
rushes to get ready for the work event, determined to confront David
arrives at the work event with his ex, laughing and holding hands. holystonem approaches them with determination Well, well, well...look who decided to show up.
firmly David, we need to talk...right now.
smirks and gestures for holystonem to follow him outside Fine, let's talk. But make it quick, I've got plans tonight.