1. Mirror, Mirror


    Date: 7/21/2024, Categories: Loving Wives, Author: bysatindesires

    ... barely knows you. Where has her mum been... oh yeah too busy fucking knob head to bother with her own daughter!"
    
    "I am not giving you custody of my daughter."
    
    "You already did 12 months ago! When was the last time you spent a whole day and night with her, you have no idea of Chloe's bad dreams or her issues at school. I do, your mum does, Christine does, she is more of a mother to her than you could ever dream of being. Face facts, Chloe needs me and I'm a better parent. For once try to base a decision on what is right for her, not you trying to win again. I swear you can keep it all, all of the money but I'll fight to the death for Chloe."
    
    "Do you hate me that much, that you don't trust me with our own child. I could be in her life, in both of your lives, if you let me."
    
    "If you mean staying together, that is never going to happen. There's something I don't understand, when you admitted your affair, how did you think you were ever going to get away with it?"
    
    "I thought you would forgive me."
    
    "It never crossed you mind I wouldn't take you back did it? You really have an inflated opinion of yourself. Well I won't ever take you back. You know 6 months ago I looked in a mirror and felt worthless, broken, a fool."
    
    "You're not, you're a wonderful kind caring man, I hate that I did that to you, I never knew what I had."
    
    "You know I am finally starting to think you are right, I can look in a mirror now and feel better about things and better about ...
    ... me."
    
    "You can! Well that's good, what changed?"
    
    "It's more of a who."
    
    "What do you mean?"
    
    "Christine made me see myself differently, that your actions don't change who and what I am. I'm ok with who I am, just took someone else to help me see that."
    
    "No how can you? You lecture me about cheating and you're fucking my best friend."
    
    "I didn't say we have been having sex, we haven't, but I hope that's in our future, when the divorce is finalised."
    
    ***
    
    Shannon asked to see Scott with no lawyers.
    
    "I spoken to my mum, I think Chloe will be better off with you."
    
    Scott looked at her waiting for the catch that didn't materialise, "Really, well thank you."
    
    "I never meant any of it, it was supposed to be so one sided you wouldn't be able to leave; I never thought you'd just agree. We can split everything 50 50, my salary has increased, there's plenty of money to support Chloe."
    
    Scott nodded, "Congratulations on the promotion Shannon, I know that was important to you."
    
    "Yeah all my dreams come true, except the dream means nothing without you and Chloe to share it."
    
    "What are you plans?"
    
    "Move back home, try and reconnect with Chloe if you let me. I'll do better than I have been doing."
    
    "I do want you to be part of her life, that's never changed, but you can't keep letting her down like you have been. The money isn't a concern, some of the songs I wrote are doing well."
    
    "The songs really, that's wonderful. You always loved writing but how did that ...