One Reason
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Last published Mon, Jul 15, 2024
Marci Matthews has been in love with Eric Matthews since freshman year in college. Married for 8 years, and her life is utter bliss--the perfect home, the perfect job, and the perfect husband...until things aren't perfect any more.
Eric is spending more and more time at work, coming home late, missing important details, forgetting important dates--forgetting his wife.
And when Eric finally does the unthinkable, Marci is devastated and left wondering if her life with Eric is worth the agonizing pain of his betrayal.
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