When I Finally Let You Go

“I’ve prepared both the divorce papers and my resignation letter. I’ve finally decided to leave Fredric Gilbert for good.”

My best friend’s eyes went wide with shock. “Didn’t he say he was finally going to make your relationship public? Why are you suddenly divorcing him?”

I gave her a bitter smile.

I had waited five years for Fredric to acknowledge me publicly as his wife. Five years of a hidden marriage. But truth be told, I had loved him for fifteen years since we were children.