It had been a week since the Hare walked out on him and the Hatter was starting to realize that his strong hold on Hare wasn't as strong as he thought it was. Sighing, Hatter sat at his tea table all by himself before seeing that the mailman came with his mail for the day. Taking the mail, he browsed through it before finding something that intrigued him. Opening the brown envelop up, his face fell as he read the papers inside.
"Separation papers? And Hare already signed them?" Hatter talked to himself as he slipped the papers back into the envelop. He couldn't believe his husband was actually going through with this. He had to go see Hare and good thing he knew where he would be.
Hare had settled in back at his old place with five year old January. It was difficult to explain to her what the situation was like, but she understood with what he could explain to her. Before they even arrived, he got ahold of a lawyer and filed for legal separation from Hatter. It was the first step to divorce. After putting January down for a nap, he sat in the living room to watch some TV.
When Hatter got to the Hare's place he rang on the doorbell over and over again until the Hare opened the door. "Hare."
"Hatter." Hare looked up at him with a look that could only be described as resting bitch face.
"I'm not signing these. We need to talk this over before making any rash decisions." Hatter stated as he held up the brown envelop with the papers in them.
"Sure you can. You broke our vows by cheating on me over and over again. I started the process of what happens after finding this out. So, go ahead. Sign them." Hare stated as he pulled a pen out from his suit, not caring how upset the Hatter was.
"Hare, please! Don't do this…" Hatter pleaded as he looked down at him with sorry eyes, hoping that would work. "I can always live without my hat, but not my Hare…"
"No. How many times do I have to say it? You of all people should know how I feel about cheating. My father cheated on my mother, remember? They're obviously not together anymore and my mother couldn't be happier." Hare stated as he shoved the pen in his soon to be ex's hand.
Frowning, Hatter looked down at the pen before opening the envelop to sign the papers. "There." He sniffled as he handed the papers back to the Hare, not liking the smile on his face.
"Perfect. I'll send you the divorce papers once these get through to the lawyer." And with that, the Hare slammed the door in the Hatter's face.
Hatter placed his hand on the door before he shook his head and turned around to head back home. Even though the Hare seemed happy, the host knew that deep down he was hurting like never before. This was tearing him up as well. It seemed that the pair just had to go with the flow with what the future held for them.
At this point it wasn't holding very much and it was all the Hatter's fault. If he could turn back time, he would. Now come to think of it, fixing up that time machine sounded like the perfect idea if he knew what he did with it.
It was official though, the Hatter and Hare were legally separated in the eyes of the law.