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Knowing Someone

Knowing Someone

You think you know someone, then they betray you. Sandra knew I wasn't up for anything serious. Too many wounds, everything I'd seen in the war, yadda yadda. She agreed. Then one day, as a test, I floated the idea of exclusivity—and yup, she totally went back on her word and said fine. Later, when she got pregnant (even though she'd confirmed that wasn’t for us), I said let’s keep it, just to see her response. Long story short, now he's 5 and he's amazing—the kid she'd promised not to have. You think you know someone, then they betray you.