My second anniversary with Tyler was coming up and honestly, I was beyond excited.
I had gone all out, contacting a travel agent friend who pulled some serious strings to score us a two-night stay at this fancy luxury resort.
It was all set to be an unforgettable celebration. And Tyler?
He was all geared up too, even dropping hints about some special surprise he had in store for me.
I was practically bouncing off the walls, counting down the days.
But then, on the morning we were supposed to head out, Tyler woke me up with a bombshell that completely floored me.
He said, “Hi, dear.
Happy anniversary.
Of course, you wouldn’t mind if I went to the resort without you, right?
Actually, Lily needs a little pick-me-up.
She lost a loved one recently and is really depressed.
The poor thing just can’t stop crying and could use a shoulder to cry on.”
I was stunned.
My mind was racing as I asked him, “Are you serious, Ty?
You’d really rather spend our anniversary with another woman?”
He just snapped back at me, calling me a cruel, jealous witch, and insisted that Lily really needed him right now and I should be considerate.
When I stood my ground and said, “No,” he got even more upset and declared he didn’t want to go at all.
Then he stormed out, and we didn’t speak for three whole days.
In my heart, I took that silence as the unspoken end of our relationship.
As I sobbed over the phone to my best friend Brooke, lamenting how I couldn’t even get my money back for the resort, she came up with a plan.
Why waste the opportunity?
She suggested that we should go together, as friends.
After all, why should I let a good trip—and a friendship—go to waste over something as heartbreaking as this?
Brooke and I had barely settled into our hotel room when I got a bizarre call from the front desk.
Apparently, someone was trying to check in under my reservation.
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