{"id":824,"date":"2026-10-21T13:17:58","date_gmt":"2026-10-21T13:17:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lovenews.store\/?p=824"},"modified":"2026-10-21T13:17:58","modified_gmt":"2026-10-21T13:17:58","slug":"six-weeks-after-surgeons-put-my-shattered-shoulder-back-together-with-metal-plates-and-screws-my-fiance-stood-in-our-bedroom-packing-an-overnight-bag-he-wasnt-leaving-because-of-an-emergenc","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lovenews.store\/?p=824","title":{"rendered":"Six weeks after surgeons put my shattered shoulder back together with metal plates and screws, my fianc\u00e9 stood in our bedroom packing an overnight bag. He wasn\u2019t leaving because of an emergency. He was getting dressed for a party with another woman, and when I asked him to stay, he looked at me as though I were the problem."},"content":{"rendered":"
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Six weeks after surgeons put my shattered shoulder back together with metal plates and screws, my fianc\u00e9 stood in our bedroom packing an overnight bag. He wasn\u2019t leaving because of an emergency. He was getting dressed for a party with another woman, and when I asked him to stay, he looked at me as though I were the problem.<\/h1>\n
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Chapter 2<\/p>\n

Natalie arrived half an hour later carrying takeout from my favorite Italian restaurant. When Michael explained what had happened, she set the food on the kitchen table and stared at me. For once in her life, my outspoken best friend couldn\u2019t find the words.<\/p>\n

\u201cHe\u2019s actually staying in a hotel with Jessica?\u201d she finally asked. \u201cAfter everything you\u2019ve been through?\u201d<\/p>\n

I nodded. \u201cAnd apparently I\u2019m selfish for being upset.\u201d<\/p>\n

Natalie pulled out a chair. \u201cThen we\u2019re going to make sure you never have to feel selfish in your own home again.\u201d<\/p>\n

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