Disclaimers.

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"Looks like the photos brought me home," Tiana sighed as she took out her keys.

She went in, with the intent of going straight to her room. But as she passed the dining room a light turned on, startling her.

"Whoa, hey." Tiana took a deep breath trying to settle her heartbeat.

Naveen did not say a word. He only looked at her with contempt.

"Is this the way we're going to greet each other now?" Tiana joked as she approached the table, putting her purse in the seat.

"It seems to be the only way that I can get your attention." His fingers traced the envelopes edge.

"You have it," She spread out her hands to him.

Naveen tapped the envelope with his finger before he picked it up and threw it at her.

"Apparently not all of it," He said lowly.

Tiana stopped the envelope with her hand. Wrinkling her eyebrows she opened it slowly as if it would explode in her face.

"Did you think I wouldnt find out? Or were you waiting till we were divorced to announce your new relationship?" Naveen uncrossed his legs and leaned forward with his elbows on the table.

Tiana took out the photos and examined them. It was from this morning, when Ray gave her a hug.

"Heh," Tiana shook her head and dug into her bag. "I guess I don't have to feel guilty about these then," She threw the envelope that Charlotte gave her at the restaurant. Tiana's gathered the photos and put them back in the envelope.

Naveen took out the photos that she just threw at him. At first glance, he knew exactly what it was.

"And by the way," Tiana adjusted the purse in the crook of her elbow and palmed her keys. "That's my cousin Ray. He's a realtor and helping me to find somewhere to live. And by the looks of that photo, she's only helping you to find the zipper to your pants."

Naveen looked up from the photos. He saw that she was hurt and he did feel sorry. But these photos were out of context too. The woman was a gag gift from his friends. They thought it would be funny to send a stripper to him when Tiana was out of the country.

"Tiana,"

"No," Tiana took a deep breath. "You got to be unreasonably angry, now it's my turn." She began to storm out before she turned on her toe and came back. "Oh and i wasn't even going to bring this up because I trusted you." Tiana blinked away tears then went on. "It's nice to know that it's not a two way street." She gave a weak smile then left.

Naveen watched her leave before he closed his eyes and let his forehead fall to the table.

"I've messed up, so bad." Naveen groaned to himself.

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"So, is there something bothering you two?" The therapist observed.

Tiana and Naveen sat on opposite ends of the couch. Tiana had her legs crossed away from Naveen and Naveen kept his eyes away from Tiana. They had been silent since they arrived.

"Im going to talk to the therapist now, if thats okay with you. Actually, you know what," Tiana dug into her purse and took out her phone. "Take pictures of it." She offered him her phone but he rolled his eyes.

"Tiana," He called her name in warning as well as an attention grabber.

"Yes?" She dropped her phone back in her purse and leaned back in the couch, folding her hands together.

"Where did you go last night?"

"What do you mean?"

"What place did you find yourself in when you left here yesterday?" He explained.

"Oh, okay. I get it now." Tiana threw up her hands dramatically then adjusted her skirt. "I went home."

"Okay," He wrote something down. "And what did you do when you got there?"

"Played interrogation." She said with a big smile.

"Interrogation?" He repeated.

"Dont worry its not a sex thing. Hubby here thought I was cheating on him and decided to interrogate me about it with photos that a PI took for him." She said nonchalantly.

"Tiana I didn't mean to accuse yo-"

"Yes you did." Tiana interrupted, snapping her head towards him. "You thought I was cheating on you. You thought that I could throw away the past five years of our life together so easily." She seethed, her breathing becoming quick. "Do you know how embarrassing that is? To have a husband who doesn't trust you, despite everything."

"You dont give me much to trust, Tiana." He countered, turning towards her. "You do things without including me, you go to meetings and galas without me there. You don't even tell me if it's all too much. You just do, like, like I don't even exist in your world anymore." Naveen did not notice that he was holding Tiana's hand until he felt a tight squeeze from her end.

"Tiana, do you have anything to say?" The therapist asked.

"Im sorry," Tiana breathed out. She felt her shoulders sag forward.

"I don't want an apology, mon amour." Naveen got up from the couch and put his hands in his pockets. "I don't want to know how sorry you are or how you wish that there was an easier, more painless way to do this because there's not. And I don't want to have to think of having to lose you so I refuse to think of the future. Instead I want to think of now, and how we can fix it." He ended up near one of the bookshelves and leaned against it.

"What do you want me to say, Naveen?" Tiana groaned as she put her head in her hands.

"Tell me the truth. For once, just tell me the truth." He shrugged.

"What truth? I told you every-"

"No you didn't. You just told me that you couldn't live my lifestyle anymore and that you were stressed." Naveen walked over to the back of the couch.

"That is the truth. Naveen, I told you the tr-"

"You told me facts. Tiana, everyone gets stressed out, everyone becomes overwhelmed, especially in an environment that they never grew up in." He sat on the back on the couch looking at her.

"What do you want me to say?" She pleaded going to grab his hand but he quickly stood up.

"Tell me that you love me or that you dont love me. Tell me that you feel abandoned or that you feel smothered. Just give me something go on." Naveen sat back down next to her, grabbing her hand.

Tiana looked at their hands and shook her head.

"The truth?" She whispered. "Okay," She took her hand away from him. "The truth," She breathed out as she stood up. "Did you know I was pregnant?" She asked as she leaned on the back on the couch. Naveen shook his head 'no'.

"Well, I was. Turned out to be a false pregnancy, but still." She looked down at the cushions. "You were in England for something and I began to plan a party to announce the pregnancy. But I found out the day before that it was false so I quickly turned it into a 'welcome home' party. You should've seen the caterers face." She gave a pained smile. "I just, I just wanted to feel for once that I was doing something right. That I was living up to the Durand name but, I didn't. So, yeah. Truth." She shrugged.

"Tiana Im so-"

"Please dont say youre sorry. I've heard enough of it before the party started." She touched his shoulder and squeezed it.

"Naveen, do you have any truths you want to say?"

"Um-"

"Don't say it just because he asked." Tiana interrupted. "You don't have to say anything because you're right. I've only been giving you facts not truth," She grabbed her purse from around the couch. "And I'm so sorry." She kissed his forehead then left. If she stayed any longer she would say what she really wanted to and she really had not energy to fight today.

"It's alright," Naveen said as she left.

There was a silence between the two men when Tiana left.

"Well, is there anything that you would like to talk about?" The therapist asked after a few moments.

"How to save this marriage." Naveen answered honestly.

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