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The divorce moved faster than he expected because Leah was relentless and because facts hold up better than performance. The prenuptial agreement was airtight. The house remained mine. The bank records showed dissipation of joint funds. The photographs from the shower and nursery dismantled his attempt to frame the pregnancy as a brief mistake already handled responsibly.
Leah slid the account statements forward and replied, Drywall, stroller, boutique hotel, prenatal package, jewelry purchase, weekend airfare. That is not grief. That is budgeting.
Miguel didn’t look at me after that.
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