to apologize for his outburst. “Amanda, I’m sorry…”
“Don’t even go there, Ray. Thank you for being honest with me. Truthfully, I’m glad you can share your feelings with me, although, they’re pretty intense at times.” She laughed hoping to lighten the mood a bit.
“I don’t know how you do it, but you bring that out in me. I’m usually a lot more reserved. After that display, I’m beat. I’m going to call it a night, if that’s okay.” He was exhausted. As much as he hated going back to the cottage, he needed sleep.
“Of course…sleep tight. I’ll talk to you when you get back home.” Amanda was tired, too. This conversation had been way too intense.
“Okay…goodnight Mandy.” Ray had such a hard time hanging up. He hated to be cut off from her.
“Everything’s going to be fine. It always is. Goodnight Ray.”
She hung up the phone, praying that it would be.
Chapter 9
Vacation was over. Everybody and everything fell back into their usual routine. Carrie and Ray went back to not speaking and sleeping in different rooms. The girls had gone back to their usual routines, school, play and pretending everything was fine. Ray had gone back to work, determined to move forward.
He’d started searching for a lawyer who could give him advice on his upcoming proceedings. He had no idea how to go about it. Should he just call and make an appointment? Were there lawyers geared more towards the husbands? Would he need a huge retainer? He knew that he just had to buckle down and start somewhere. He asked around and finally came up with a name. Michael Mahoney. He was reputable and had a very successful practice in Portland. He was very nervous about calling him; it was finally taking that first step. There were so many things to consider, number one being his girls…but he knew the rest of his life had to start somewhere. He had made up his mind and there was no turning back. He paced around his office, picking up the phone, hanging it up. He paced some more. Why is it so hot in here, he wondered? Ray knew this was one of the biggest decisions he was every going to make. There was no other way to start; he picked up the phone and went for it. He dialed the number.
~~~
Amanda was due in court that morning. With any luck, she’d be divorced this afternoon. She hoped so. Then she could get Peter out of her life, and move on. She was very nervous about going by herself. She’d even had a hard time deciding on what to wear. She’d finally picked out black slacks and a simple light blue sweater. She hadn’t seen Peter since the separation. She wanted to look good, if only so that he could see what he had lost. Of course, knowing him as she did, he probably wouldn’t even notice. She didn’t know what she would say to him after all this time. Oddly enough, ‘hi, how ya doing’ seemed highly inappropriate. She sighed audibly…God, was she dreading this!
She had decided to forego an attorney since she couldn’t afford one. She sat on the bench and tried to get everything in order to the best of her ability. She needed a law degree to do this! She hoped everything went alright, and there was no major delay because she hadn’t wanted to spring for an attorney. She had gone for a consult, and he had assured her, since everything, including the house, was in her name, he had nothing to ask for. They’d split the debt, and that would be that. She waited for Peter, anxious to get this over with. She hoped he had all his papers in order.
“Hi”. It
“Don’t even go there, Ray. Thank you for being honest with me. Truthfully, I’m glad you can share your feelings with me, although, they’re pretty intense at times.” She laughed hoping to lighten the mood a bit.
“I don’t know how you do it, but you bring that out in me. I’m usually a lot more reserved. After that display, I’m beat. I’m going to call it a night, if that’s okay.” He was exhausted. As much as he hated going back to the cottage, he needed sleep.
“Of course…sleep tight. I’ll talk to you when you get back home.” Amanda was tired, too. This conversation had been way too intense.
“Okay…goodnight Mandy.” Ray had such a hard time hanging up. He hated to be cut off from her.
“Everything’s going to be fine. It always is. Goodnight Ray.”
She hung up the phone, praying that it would be.
Chapter 9
Vacation was over. Everybody and everything fell back into their usual routine. Carrie and Ray went back to not speaking and sleeping in different rooms. The girls had gone back to their usual routines, school, play and pretending everything was fine. Ray had gone back to work, determined to move forward.
He’d started searching for a lawyer who could give him advice on his upcoming proceedings. He had no idea how to go about it. Should he just call and make an appointment? Were there lawyers geared more towards the husbands? Would he need a huge retainer? He knew that he just had to buckle down and start somewhere. He asked around and finally came up with a name. Michael Mahoney. He was reputable and had a very successful practice in Portland. He was very nervous about calling him; it was finally taking that first step. There were so many things to consider, number one being his girls…but he knew the rest of his life had to start somewhere. He had made up his mind and there was no turning back. He paced around his office, picking up the phone, hanging it up. He paced some more. Why is it so hot in here, he wondered? Ray knew this was one of the biggest decisions he was every going to make. There was no other way to start; he picked up the phone and went for it. He dialed the number.
~~~
Amanda was due in court that morning. With any luck, she’d be divorced this afternoon. She hoped so. Then she could get Peter out of her life, and move on. She was very nervous about going by herself. She’d even had a hard time deciding on what to wear. She’d finally picked out black slacks and a simple light blue sweater. She hadn’t seen Peter since the separation. She wanted to look good, if only so that he could see what he had lost. Of course, knowing him as she did, he probably wouldn’t even notice. She didn’t know what she would say to him after all this time. Oddly enough, ‘hi, how ya doing’ seemed highly inappropriate. She sighed audibly…God, was she dreading this!
She had decided to forego an attorney since she couldn’t afford one. She sat on the bench and tried to get everything in order to the best of her ability. She needed a law degree to do this! She hoped everything went alright, and there was no major delay because she hadn’t wanted to spring for an attorney. She had gone for a consult, and he had assured her, since everything, including the house, was in her name, he had nothing to ask for. They’d split the debt, and that would be that. She waited for Peter, anxious to get this over with. She hoped he had all his papers in order.
“Hi”. It
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