My Husband Invited His Ex to Our Housewarming. I Gave Him the Calmest Response of His Life.

morning that feels like a gift, with mimosas and French toast and sunlight streaming through big windows.

“So,” Ava said, cutting her food with studied casualness that told me she had gossip. “Have you heard about Derek?”

“Heard what?” I asked, genuinely curious but not particularly invested.

“He and Nicole broke up. Apparently it got pretty messy.”

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