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10.

I awoke wrapped in Dante's arms. I fell more in love with him. This was my husband from the start after all. He woke up and looked at me. He jumped up quickly. "Good morning." I said seductively. He said, "Um, good morning?"

"You were amazing last night." I added. Shock spread across Dante's face. "Did.. did we have sex?" He asked bewildered. "Yes, all night." I purred. Dante ran and grabbed his pants. "Uh, I'm late for something! I gotta go!" He dressed quickly and left.
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Alexis POV
As I finished meeting with the lawyer, I looked down to see if Dante called. Not a single time. I sighed and returned home with a tall envelope. I sat down thinking did I do the right thing. "Of course, it's for the children" I answered to myself. A frantic knock came as I got up to see who it was. It was Dante.

He looked a damn mess. Almost worse than me. He rushed in and said, "We need to talk." I said, "Yeah, that we will do." He said, "I may have.. slept with Steph last night..." I fell back against the wall with horror. "You.. you what?" Dante just stood there.

"NOT EVEN A FULL MONTH HAS PASSED BY AND YOU ARE ALREADY BACK IN BED WITH HER! Oh my God Dante! You're just going to forget about Bianca that fast!? I can't believe you..." I quickly stopped myself. "You know what, that's my fault. I pressured you to go back and be with her. I knew that was going to happen."

Dante started, "It was a mistake, Alexis I.." I cut him off. "MISS ME with that BULLSHIT! You two are both still in love. Of course y'all are. You share a child with her! Something... something I couldn't provide."

Dante stood there in shock as tears filled his eyes. "I'm sorry Alexis I didn't mean for it to happen so fast.." I cut him off again. "I said.. miss me.. with that bull.. ass.. shit. Well, you've made your decision and I've made mine. I handed him the tall envelope.

He looked at me a long time as I kept my eyes down on the envelope. I watched him opened them. Divorce papers. "Alexis..? Why... why are you doing this?" "Dante, please don't make this any harder than it already is. Your place is with Stephanie and the girls. I will move on with my life. I won't be able to have kids but at least I won't be keeping those girls away from theirs." I quietly said.

Dante sat down and sighed. He looked over the papers carefully but a long time. He kept trying to apologize. I wasn't hearing none of it. I handed him a pin. He continued to fight. "Dante, please.." I said sadly. "Alright, if this is what you want.. to be free of me.. free of the pain.. to do right by the children, I'll sign it." I watched as he signed them through teared eyes. He handed them to me as I teared up myself.

"Remember, I will always love you." Dante said. "I will always be here for you, married or not. Please, take care of yourself." Dante walked to the door and opened it. He looked back at me with red swollen eyes one last time. He went through the door and left.

I fell onto the ground crying. I had let the love of my life go.