As we got in the squad car, he broke the silence. "So, how have you been?" He asked me. Suddenly, I felt like it was just yesterday that I saw him last. "I've been good. How have you been?" I asked back "Kathy and I got a divorce. I got custody of Eli Jr so....." He replied.
We stayed silent for the entire car ride until we stopped for coffee. "Normal." He asked me. "Yep. Never changed. "
As we started driving again I said something I wish that I could take back. "I was sexually assaulted while you were gone." I just blurted it out. He had been gone for at least four years now since he had left so he didn't know. "Are.. Are you.." I stopped him. "I'm okay. It was a about 12 months ago. I just thought you needed to know."
