She didn't know why she was doing that. Really. When she heard Jack's voice at the end of the line she almost wanted to give up. But then she remembered what she had seen in Andy's eyes that morning and she was brave.

"Jack. It's Sharon."

"Oh! Hi! What can I do for you?"

"I would like for us to meet somewhere. Today, if you're free?"

There was a silence at the other end. She knew that it was not what Jack had been expecting.

"Hmm... Sure. Does 3 works for you?"

"Yes. You know that little coffee in the mall next to where I live."

"Yeah. No problem. Well... I will see you there then."

"Alright. Bye." She hanged up on him before he could say something else. She dropped her head against the back of the couch. Tears were starting to get back in her eyes but she didn't want them to drop. She was so tired of crying these days.

Andy had left. He had said that he was spending the day with Provenza and then he would stayed in an hotel room. He had not asked for a separation nor a divorce. He had said that he would just wait for her. That he would respect whatever decision she picked. That she could called him when she had sorted everything out. Andy was waiting for her. Again. If she wasn't feeling so empty inside, she might have slapped herself.

Sharon had never thought of herself as a weak woman but when Andy had made his bag to leave she was sat on their bed sobbing, and not prettily. He had let a few tears out too. Took her in his arms, said that he loved her but that he could not live as the ghost of someone else.

She understood that feeling. She wouldn't be able to be totally happy with Andy if he was always thinking about Sandra.

So here she was. Sitting at a small table in that coffee shop, waiting for Jack.

He waved at her when he finally entered the place.

"Hey. If you don't mind me saying, you don't look good Sharon."

"I know Jack."

The waitress came and Jack gave her a charming smile. Sharon would have rolled her eyes if she hadn't been so depressed.

"So. What's up? Everything okay?" He asked.

"No. We need to talk. I'm done with you Jack."

His eyebrows raised. "Oh. Troubles in paradise? I thought you divorcing me was a proof that you were done with me since a long time. Was I wrong?"

"You came into mine and Andy's house last night because you had a goal in mind. I was naive enough to think that you had grew up, that you were finally behaving like a responsible adult, but I was wrong. You wanted to cause troubles in my marriage. Congratulations. You did good."

"Look. I'm sorry but you knew what you were getting into when you married the guy. He is an alcoholic Sharon, just like me. And that man also love the ladies. You're beautiful. But seriously, it was just a matter of time before you knew that he was having an affair. I saved you some time sweetheart." He tried to grabbed Sharon's hand but she quickly retracted it. Tears were forming in her eyes again.

"Why did you do this?"

"I told you. To save you some time. I've changed. It's not my fault if your new husband is not capable of changing."

"But why do you still want to hurt me?"

"I'm not. Damn it Sharon!"

Sadness was quickly replaced by anger inside Sharon. "Look. Sharon. If you want to give us another shot I'm not against it. But I have someone else in my life so you will have to wait a little. But I'm not against it."

Sharon laughed. she actually laugh. "Give us an-. Jack, did you even listen to me since we got here? I don't want to take you back. Never. Ever. I'm married. I love Andy. I'm gonna spend the rest of my days with him. I will love him until the day I die."

"Like you promised you would do with me?" Jack interrupted her.

"My story with Andy is totally different than ours. You should know that. But that's why I wanted to see you. I will always love you, Jack. You gave me two of the most beautiful things that ever happened to me. Our marriage wasn't always bad. When you were there it was really nice. I will never forget you. You're the father of my children. But I'm done. I'm done with comparing our marriage to the one I have now. I'm done."

"You know babe, if you're thinking of me while you're Andy, maybe it's the sign that you're not really done with us."

Sharon shook her head. As usual, Jack only heard what he wanted. "You don't listen to me. I'm done thinking of what I did wrong in our wedding. A man can love me and I can love someone. You fell in love with me when I was young and naive. You had the easiest part of my personality. Then you left and that hurt. I became harder and less naive. And Andy still fell in love with me. I'm lovable Jack. I may have some role in our divorce. But you leaving wasn't my fault and I'm done with thinking it was. I'm done."

Jack just looked at her. They had never talked to each other that way before. They had screamed and threatened the other. But they never had that kind of discussion. "Our marriage doesn't have a place in my new marriage. You don't have a place in it."

"I... I don't know what you want me to say. I said I was sorry a million times but I get it. It's just that... You are the woman I loved the most. I've been sometimes lost without you. And it's a damn pain in the ass to actually see you happy with him."

Sharon smiled at that and let him continued. "I get it. I'm sorry for the way I behaved. I'm sorry if I've again caused you pain. Honestly. Do you want me to go and speak with Andy?"

"Oh god please no!" Sharon snorted and Jack chuckled too. "I don't have the right to say anything. I know. But I will miss you. And I know we will see each other again, we share kids after all, but I get it. I need to let you go. I will. And you need too. I'm sorry. My ego is sometimes-"

"Incredibly big?" Sharon guessed.

"Yeah."

"Thank you, Jack."

They stayed silent for a moment. Their now cold coffee in front of them.

"I have to go." Sharon said while getting up. She grabbed her handbag and put her hand on Jack shoulder. She squeezed it and hesitated a few moment before bending and kissed his cheek.

"Goodbye Jack."

"Bye." He said with a smile. A real smile. Jack's real smile that she hadn't seen since a long time.

When she opened the door and start walking she felt free. It was a ridiculous feeling since she had been free from Jack since a long time but she felt at peace. Jack will always be in her heart. One of her friends in college had a beautiful metaphor about love stories. They were like photographs albums. Sometimes, it was nice to open some of the old ones to look at the past but it was important to closed the albums after looking in it. As a now married woman, Andy's album was open, but she was free to look into Jack's one. As long as she closed it afterwards. Maybe she wasn't at ease with it because the last picture hadn't been put in it. Now it was the case.

She knew what she had to do. She grabbed her bag and started to walk in the direction of the hotel.