“Leave it opened.”

“Uh okay, wow you look good.”

“I would imagine so now that my face has healed.”

“Look I’ve been trying to call you to apologize but you never returned any of my calls or messages.”

“I was busy.”

“Busy—–huh where were you?”

“That’s none of your business what do you want Clea?”

“I want you to come home.”

“You have got to be kidding me right?”

“No, I’m serious look I was angry, I’m sorry, and I swear it will never happen again. I love you Alice and you mean the world to me and to be honest this is just a small bump in the road we can overcome it.”

“Clea too much has happened for me to just sweep all of this under the rug.”

“Okay well what if I promise to get some help in dealing with my anger then would you come back home?”

“Clea no—I don’t think so.”

Clea looks down at Alice hand and notices the engagement ring missing from her finger.

“So it’s over between us just like that?”

“Yes.”

Clea standing up, “Oh I know what this is all about it’s that bitch isn’t it?”

“What are you talking about?”

“Tasha—— you’re breaking up with me so you can get back with her!”

Just the sound of hearing Tashas name made Alice heart flutter.

“Leave Tasha out of this it has nothing to do with her and you know it.”

“Oh really so where did you stay the entire week?”

“Clea you know what—–.”

“Why won’t you tell me?”

“Because it’s none of your fucking business that’s why!”

Not sure what Clea might do next Alice slowly reaches for the letter open sitting by her computer.

“Where’s your ring?”

“At the bottom of the lake.”

“Which lake?”

“I don’t know pick one.”

“Oh, I see you know what there will be nobody anybody else to love and treat you like I did.”

Alice couldn’t help but laugh to herself, “If that’s how love feels then I hate to know how it feels if you really hated me!”

Clea in a fit of rage attempts to hop over the desk and reach for Alice. Alice jerks back from out her seat and holds up the letter opener she had been holding in her hand.