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~Aher thin, painted-pink lipswhat the hell she’s saying, because I’m pretty sure she just said "your divorce isn’t actually final" and that just can’t be right

It can’t fucking be right

"--sorry"

She’s folded her hands overat in and shift into have to repeat that because I think you just said that I’ht"

"That’s what I said," Pa contested

"I sat in a courtrooned papers"

"I know," Pam says with a nod "But because he didn’t appear in court, and he wasn’t pleased with the settleranted it"

"This is bullshit"

"I don’t disagree with you"

"I worked for two years to make this divorce happen, Pam" Two years of panic attacks Two years of stress Two years of worrying, every single day, that this divorce would never happen, after five years of mental and emotional abuse I’m done

"I know, I’ve been with you for those two years"

I sit back and stare at her, struck nuh o to court Again"

"Jesus," Ito wipe away the headache that see to suckto keepsaved"

"I agree with that, as well" Pahs and reads over the letter I received froet this handled, Lia"

"I know" I blow out a breath, deteren another tear Ever "So, what now?"

"I want to have him served with failure to appear papers, and I have a hunch that he’ll have you served with lawsuit papers"

"A lawsuit?" I stare at her, again, as if she’s grown a second nose "What in the hell could he possibly sue s, all just to ain "So, here’s what I want you to do Get out of town"

"You want me to leave LA?"

"Immediately," she says with a nod "We want him to be served first, and I don’t want you to be served at all In theto take care of this here"

"Where ao to my parents’ in Seattle"

"No" She shakes her head "Your parents’ address is on record, and they’ll try to have you served there Go to Seattle if you want, but don’t stay with the my forehead "Okay, I have other fa I’ s are in LA"

"I’m sorry," she says and finally offers me a small smile "I truly am I know this is inconvenient and just ot a ain "I can’t believe I’ured out For now, go on vacation for a while, and I’ll keep you posted as to what’s happening here If I need you to appear, we’ll arrange it"

"Okay"

"And, Lia, you ant to postpone the launch of your brand Making that kind of s"

"And he could get a cut of it"