I walked into our lawyer's office a few minutes late.
"Hello Anne."
"Jack." I said sitting down.
"Did Kunihiko explain everything to you?"
"Yes."
"Ok well, what I need you both to do is go through everything you own and split it up between you two. Such as your car, bank accounts, and the house."
"She can have the house." Kunihiko said.
"Ok." Jack said writing that down.
"What about your bank?"
"We never combined our accounts. And the cars we both have in our own name so we don't need to do that either."
"So all that is left is the little things here and there. Kunihiko, is there anything you want to have, something that is important to you. I need to right this down."
"My work papers from the house, pictures of the boys and Ayana. That is pretty much anything that I definitely want."
"Anne?"
"I can get you pictures of the boys, and you can come by and grab what work you need but I haven't got a picture of Ayana yet."
"Ok."
"Now all you two need to do is figure out the custody."
"We want shared custody."
"Ok and have you two figured out how you guys are going to do that?"
"They boys and Ayana will stay with Anne. The boys will come stay with me the first and second to last weekend of the month during school and then stay for a month here and there during the summer. Ayana will stay with Anne and when she is older she will start doing the same." Kunihiko said.
"And holidays?"
"We will rotate the holidays every year. Like this year they will be with me the day before or after the holiday and then stay with Anne on the holiday. The next year it will be reversed."
"Ok, well you guys have made it pretty simple process."
"I'm glad we didn't make it hard for you Jack."
"Anne." Kunihiko said glaring at me.
"Sorry Jack."
"No it's alright. This is a difficult time."
"So what's next?" Kunihiko asked.
….We left the office a few hours later.
"I'll pick the boys up on Friday from school?"
"That is fine."
"Ok."
"Kunihiko?"
"Yea?"
"Why are you in such a hurry to get this done?"
"What do you mean?"
"What do I... you haven't been moved out for 24 hours before you called me about this."
"I just don't see why we should put this off."
"Can I ask you something?"
"Anything."
"What would you have done if I never found out?"
"What do you mean?"
"Would you still be lying and cheating on me behind my back?"
"I don't know Anne." He said turning around walking off.
I got into my car and drove home.
"How was she mom?" I asked walking in the house.
"She was fine, she just fell asleep."
"Ok. Thanks for watching her." I said sighing and plopping onto the couch.
"You ok?"
"I'm doing great mom, my husband left me to be with his pregnant mistress. He is filing for divorce and our daughter just turned a month old. So I am just peachy." I said getting angry.
"…"
"Sorry mom, I shouldn't have snapped at you."
"It's fine."
"I don't know what I am going to tell the boys. I have managed to keep them at bay by saying he is working a lot but…he is coming on Friday to pick them up from school for the weekend."
"You need to tell them Anne, they will be wondering what's going on when he comes on Friday and they have to leave to go to another place."
*sigh*
"Mom we're home!" Ethan said coming into living room.
"Look, I got an A on my spelling!" Cooper said showing me his test.
"Wow, that is great! Good Job!"
"Where is dad, I want to show him?" He asked.
"Actually guys, we need to talk." I said sitting them both down.
I looked at my mom.
"I better go. I will call you later." She said leaving.
"Thanks again." I said as she left.
"Mom, what's going on?" Ethan asked.
"Well, it's about me and your dad…"I started to explain to them what was going on.
About 45 minutes later.
"But why are you guys not going to be married anymore?"
"Sometimes…two people get married they are in love…but sometimes…they fall out of love."
"So you and dad don't love each other anymore?"
"Yes."
"Why?"
"I can't explain why." I said looking at them.
The last thing I want to do is have the boys hate their father for what he has done.
"So…what's going to happen with dad?"
"Well, he found his own place where he lives now."
"Do we have to move?"
"Not exactly. Your dad is coming on Friday to pick you both up from school for the weekend."
"So we are staying with him?"
"Just for the weekend. On Monday he will take you both to school and then I will be here when you get home from school."
"What about Ayana? Is she going?"
"No, she is still too little to go."
"I don't want to go somewhere else. Dad should be here with us!"
"I know Ethan. I am sorry but that is not going to happen."
"It's not fair!" he said running to his room slamming the door.
"Mom?"
"Yes?"
"Do you still love us?"
"O Cooper, of course I do. Your dad and I both love you, Ethan and Ayana very much. No matter what happens that is never going to change."
"But you and dad don't love each other anymore."
"That is different."
"How?"
"Because being married to someone and loving them is different than loving someone as a mom and dad. No matter what happens, me and your dad will always love you and your brother and sister ok?"
"Ok…can I go to my room?"
"Yea."
He hoped off the couch and walked to his room closing the door as he went in.
The next moment Ayana started crying.
"I know sweetie," I said picking her up. "I'm sorry this is happening but everything will be ok." I said sighing as I changed her.