“I got a petition today Craig. I wanted to talk to you about it.

He didn't have to tell me what it was, because I already knew. Jeanine had told me what she was going to do, and she was the type of woman to do it.

“Yeah, I figured that it would come through. So, what are we going to do about it?”

My lawyer just looked at me and shook his head. “What do you want to do about it?”

“I don't necessarily want to divorce her. I think if given enough time she would change her mind. So, can we delay it a little bit?”

He told me that he wasn’t sure if he could delay it or not.

“It would all depend on what sort of judge we got. If you want to fight it and bring it here, I can try to get a judge that would be sympathetic to your plight. What would you want done?”

If I had it my way, I would try to find a way to get her back to me. If there was a law that would bring her back here and make it so she couldn't leave again, that's what I would want. But I knew that wasn't an option. Unfortunately.

“I don't know? I think if we were together a little bit longer, she wouldn’t want to get divorced at all. Is there something like that?”

I knew it was a long shot, but I had to ask.

Lewis thought about it for a minute and told me that a lot could happen if we got Judge Karl.

“He likes to make things interesting, and he might just go for it.”

Louis wasn't for sure of course, but it was the best chance that we had at the moment to get what I wanted from this.

“I'll do some filing and then I'll get back to you. If we get a little lucky, maybe we can get this to all work out for you. I hope you're right about her. There is nothing worse than wasting your time for someone that is right for you. She's a foreigner, isn't she?”

Jeanine was, but that didn't matter. I knew that she was supposed to be mine, and I was still ready into do underhanded things to get her back in my arms. It was the least I could do, as far as I was concerned.

When Lewis left, I wondered how Jeanine was going to respond to it. I had a feeling that she wasn't going to be so happy about having to come back down here. But once again, if it gave me her in the end, I was willing to take that risk. At this point, what else did I have to lose?

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“I can't believe you did this Craig. I mean seriously. You told me that you were going to go with whatever I wanted to do. What happened to that?”

I told you that it was hard to get a divorce here. I wasn't joking. My lawyer says that it will depend on the judge, so we will just have to wait and see. When are you going to be here?”

Even though I was trying hard not to show it, I was dying inside to know when she was going to be here. Right now, I wanted to see her again. I didn't care what the circumstances were, though I wished that they would have been better. I was willing to meet her under this situation, whatever I could do to see her again. I was going to do it.

“I can't believe you Craig. I know that you had to push it this way, they wouldn’t have just done this on their own. You pushed it and I have to come down there. You know that I don't have time to take off of work.”

“I am sure that it will still be there when it's all over. That is, if you want to go. There are a lot of other things that you could be doing, besides working there, selling pills.”

“What is that? Having your children? That is all that I’m worth to you, isn't it?”

“You said that you weren’t ready for children yet, so I’m willing to wait. I am willing to do whatever it is that you . I just want you to come home.”

She made a discouraging sound on the other side of the phone and I knew that she wasn't too happy with me. Again, I was pushing her and I knew that I was wrong for it, but I couldn't stop it. There was just certain things that I needed to happen, and I was bound and determined to make it.

“That isn’t my home.”

“Your home is with your husband. And you are still my wife.”

“I will be changing that Craig. It won’t be that way for much longer.”

I didn’t like that answer at all and I wanted to make sure that she didn't get it. I was now hoping that the judge would somehow help me out, to keep her a little longer. Lewis said he was going to do everything that he could , even though he didn't understand it. The fact was that he didn't have to.

“You promised me that you would go with this, Craig. Why can’t you just stick to your promise?”

“Because if I lose you, none of this would be worth it. One day, you will thank me for doing this.”

Jeanine told me that she wouldn't, but I was hoping that she was wrong. The last thing I wanted to do was admit that I could be the one that was wrong. Something that feels so right, had to be. There was nothing else I could do now but wait for the judge to make his ruling and hope it was enough.

Or, I could just get my hands back on her and change her mind that way. I didn't want to believe that she could turn away from this, knowing that it was the right thing.

Lewis was right. I was putting a lot of stock on her feeling the same way about it as I did. She just had to.