He said, also, that he was sorry to hear about it.I called the marriage lawyer, reaching her at the emergency number I'd gotten (it was a Saturday –...that's as 'emergency time' as could be for a lawyer), and told her that I wanted irreconcilable difference divorce papers, adultery divorce papers and annulment papers all to be ready by Thursday afternoon. She started saying she couldn't do that, and certainly couldn't do it by Thursday, and that it would be triple the cost for the extra filing.I. All these society functions are such a drag.’ Edward pulls away, stepping backward, righting himself. The china rattles nervously. ‘I’ll get the tea, Ma’am.’ She nods, watches him scan her features, his dark hair falling into his face. She pushes it back and turns, walks back to the long sofa and plucks up the book. ‘Actually, Edward, there’s one more thing I’d like you do to for me.’ ‘Yes, Ma’am?’ Edward’s face brightens, returning to the thought of work, focus. ‘I want you to put down that. We stopped, and Aimee said, "Oh, is this it?"We all laughed. I stepped out of the car. "No dear, this is just the end of the road. We have another 45 minute walk to the camp site. Assuming you don't slow us down."She shot me a contemptuous stare. "As if. If I knew where the place was, I bet I'd beat all of you there."I pulled my pack out and pulled it on and then loaded up some of our supplies. "Maybe so, but I bet you'll be carrying a lot less than us."Aimee grabbed her bag and the heaviest. "Well, I understand how you feel, better than you might imagine," she told me. "You see, I have those same feelings, too."I looked at her in shock! "What do you mean?" I mean that I get turned on by pain, by humiliation," she told me. "When I was your age, I wasn't nearly as smart as you, and I made all the mistakes that you are worried about making. If your father hadn't rescued me, I probably would have ended up in a really bad way. But because I've lived through it, I understand exactly how.
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