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.Then he would say I only married him for his money, I would tell him he was crazy, and he would tell me this whole marriage was a mistake and he was leaving.I was supposed to be the injured party here, not Michael.Manuel came around to the front of the counter.“Hey mon, I think you need to calm down.”“Who the hell are you?” Michael shouted.“I’m captain of the scuba boat.I’m telling you mon, nothing’s going on between Jack and your wife.”“Does that mean you want her for yourself?”“Michael!” He was going too far.“Hey mon,” was all Manuel managed before Michael took a swing at him.Michael missed, but Manuel’s return punch connected.In an instant the two of them were rolling around on the pool deck.“Call security,” I yelled to Carmen, who was watching like it was a boxing match on TV.Some of the other guests ran over, but no one jumped in to stop them.I couldn’t blame them.Anyone who did was likely to get hurt.Jack and the security guard arrived at the same time.Jack grabbed Manuel from behind while the security guard lifted Michael off the ground.The guard tried to lead Michael away, but not before he tried to hit Jack in the jaw, warning him that he better stay away from his wife.Luckily, the hotel manager arrived a few seconds later and between him and the security guard, they managed to wrestle Michael over to a lounge chair and keep him there.I wanted to check on Jack, but I walked over to Michael.He had a bloody nose and his shirt was torn, but otherwise he looked okay.“You need to calm down,” I said, and I wasn’t play acting.Michael winked at me before he said, “Get away from me you bitch.I can’t stand the site of you.”“Screw you, Michael, I’ve had enough of this.” I really had.“So have I,” he said.“I want you out of my life.And you’re not getting a dime.”In that moment, even though I was looking at Michael, I was seeing Steven.But it was Michael who received my wrath.I won’t repeat every word I said, or screamed would be more accurate, but after calling him the most selfish, self-centered, bastard I’d ever known, I told him if he ever came near me again I’d make him wish he was dead.In retrospect, I probably should’ve chosen my words more carefully.Chapter 16The pool was silent.Michael stared at me closed-mouthed, the security guard and the assistant manager stared at me open-mouthed, and when I looked over at Jack, he looked away.I reached down and picked up my Discover Scuba consent form from where it had landed on the deck, wiped Michael’s blood off on the wall of the towel hut, and threw it on the counter.Then I hurried out of the pool area through the closest exit I could find.I hadn’t felt this awful since the night Steven walked out on me.Having this fight with Michael was like reliving the entire experience.What was I thinking planning this charade? In fact, what was I thinking getting involved with Michael in the first place? This whole thing was ludicrous.All I wanted was to go home.I unlocked the door to my room and went directly to the safe.I’d already pulled out my airline ticket so I could call and change my flight before I remembered the room had no phone.There was no way I was going to the lobby to use the guest phone after the scene I’d just made.In fact, there was no way I was ever leaving this room again.I was going to die in the Blue Bay Resort’s Papaya Bridal Suite.I laid down on the bed and cried until I fell asleep.I awoke a few hours later to knocking on my door and someone calling my name.I ignored it, hoping whoever it was would go away.When it was clear they weren’t going to, I got up and answered it.“Cheryl, what’s up?”“I just came by to see how you’re doing.”Could she know about me and Michael already? I didn’t remember seeing her at the pool today.“Okay.”“That’s the spirit.You were too good for him anyway.”She knew.That was the same speech everyone gave me after Steven called off the wedding.I opened the door wider and Cheryl walked in.“Who told you?”“Have you met Michele and Kevin? They’re from California too.”I shook my head.“They were at the pool today when you…,” she appeared to be searching for the right word, but finally shrugged and said, “you know.”I collapsed against the wall and dropped my head in my hands.What was I thinking? This was worse than I imagined.“Does everyone know?”“I don’t know about everyone, but it’s a small place.”This was definitely the worst vacation of my life.“Cheryl, can you do me a favor?”“Anything.”I handed her my airline ticket and my credit card.“Can you go to the lobby and call the airlines for me.Just get me on the next flight that goes anywhere with a connection to L.A.”“Are you sure? That’s gonna be a lot of money
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