Bun In The Oven

‘I, Landon Ashford, take you, Amiyah Finnegan, to be my wife. I promise to be true to you in good times and in bad, in sickness and in health. I will love you and honour you all the days of my life.’ What a complete load of crap. Fighting back tears and a rising tide of panic, I said the most spineless words I had ever uttered in my life. ‘You’ve always wanted to go to the Kanary Islands. We can go now. I can get us on the next flight out. You can work on your screenplay. I’ll just sunbathe and be a tourist. We’ll take a week off, or stay as long as you like.’ My words tumbled over each other, as if I could get him to change his mind if I just talked fast enough. I couldn’t. ‘I’ve drawn up the divorce papers,’ he said, his voice rock steady. ‘They’re with Mr Mason.’ Mason was a family friend and a lawyer. Landon sure moved fast. Instead of looking for me, he spent yesterday trying to sever ties with me. ‘I’m filing for no-fault divorce.’ His voice shook a little. ‘We don’t have a lot o