Learning To Fly
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I thought I had left it behind me, but there she was, big as life. Before I could speak she shot by me into my new living room.
"Nice couch."
"Get the fuck out."
"Please Jake, don't be ugly. I'm here to make peace."
"You want peace? Move to Siberia. You couldn't do that, could you? Far less married couples there for you to fuck up. Leave."
"It was supposed to be an adventure! We were sure you'd be into it, especially after you knew Janie and Deke were already fucking! We had no idea how badly you would take it."
"You could have fuckin' asked first? Then there would be no misunderstanding and maybe one more marriage still in the world. Know why I think you sprang it like you did? Because you knew there would be no way I'd go for it and the deed would already be done. Did I ever once say I'd be into swapping? I seem to remember a discussion about that very thing a few weeks before what happened. I think I was pretty emphatic with my opinion then."