Chapter 33
Lorelei couldn't believe that today she and Paul were going to appear in front of a judge to finalized the divorce. Randy had been right; Paul had given in. She wasn't sure why he had given in, or if he was actually going to stay gone. She was just happy to be no longer legally bound to him.
She actually doubted that he would stay gone. He would probably always be at least trying. He never did know when to give up. She usually admired that quality in him, but right now it was getting really old really fast. She knew it wouldn't change at least for the next several months.
Paul knew he should have never signed those papers, but it was the only chance he had right now. They needed a fresh start, and hopefully they would be able to have this after the divorce was finalized and she had some time to calm down.
He figured Orton would be a problem for a while. He was pretty sure that after a little while though, the younger man would lose interest in her undivided attention. He was just like that.
Paul knew he would have to give Lorelei a little while to heal before he could try to be a part of her life again. She wouldn't be receptive to him before then.
Today was the day he claimed he didn't want anything to do with his wife. He found it kind of ironic that at first he didn't want to care deeply about the woman. Now she meant more than anything in the world to him. It was all coming full circle.
He went through the motions of not contesting the divorce and plastered a look of indifference on his face. If he could make it through today he could make it through anything. He couldn't imagine going through anything more difficult than today's events.
He watched as the judge did his part in finalizing the divorce. Lorelei got the little bit she asked for. He saw the judge look at her like she was absolutely crazy though. It only took a matter of moments for everything to be legal.
Lorelei got ready to return to St. Louis feeling like a 100 pound weight had been removed from her. She felt more free than she probably ever had in her entire life. She had no one who could even attempt to claim they controlled her.
She felt like a bird that had been let out of it's cage for the first time. She was finally able to make her own decisions and do whatever she felt like doing whether others agreed or not. She would be able to be seen with whoever she wanted whenever she wanted. She thought about calling Chris and seeing if he wanted to celebrate but decided against it. She had already led him on once; she didn't want to do it again.
She decided when she got back, her and Randy would got to a bar and have a few rounds. It would be fun.
She saw Paul when she left the courthouse and he told her something she would never forget. He told her that he hadn't given up on them just yet. He never would.
That's the end. I haven't decided yet if there will be a sequel or not.
