---- But he never stopped loving her. | was just a clown in the in-between A brief distraction. | picked up my phone and texted him. Told him to let me know when he got back. I'd meet him at the courthouse to file the divorce papers. He replied almost instantly. "Charlotte's sick. She really needs me right now." "Stop making a scene." 'Just stay home and wait for me." | wasn't going to wait. The nurse said | needed rest, so | signed myself in. I'd already spent two months in this hospital, sleeping in a chair next to my dad's bed. ---- Those nurses felt more like family than Alexander ever did. He chased me. Married me. He knew | only had my dad-no other family, no roots. He knew | was adopted, that my dad had taken me in when no. one else would. He promised he'd be my forever home. But after eight years, | was still alone. And the saddest part? After all his promises, all those nights- we didn't even have a child.