Chapter 123

She barely managed to hold onto her temper long enough to shut the door, set her work computer in its usual place in her bedroom, and deposit Hallie in her crib—where she wouldn’t have to see Mommy tear Daddy a new asshole.

Once the baby had a teddy bear and some soothing music, Tessa closed the door and made a beeline for the living room, gathered up as much of his stuff as she could find, dumped it all in a giant trash bag, then lugged it to the front porch.

Then she stomped back into the house, slamming the door behind her.

Predictably, Cash jackknifed up, looking red-eyed and disoriented. “What?”

“I’ve had it with your excuses and your bullshit. Get up and get out.”

“Jesus… Don’t do this, babe.” He wilted back onto the sofa, tuning her out.

Tessa wasn’t even a little bit surprised. Her words didn’t mean anything to him because she didn’t. She never had and neither had their daughter. He wasn’t co-parenting in any meaningful way, and she’d be d