If the Frasers hadn't been so good to him in the past year he would have up and walked out. "Unfortunately no, Astrild did not tell me anything about her plans to leave or even that she was thinking about it." They didn't speak much at all, but this was huge! How could she think that leaving their young son without a mother for any length of time? To say Eugene was perplexed and angry was an understatement.

"Did she give any indication if or when she was coming back?" Honestly! Eugene understood that their marriage was pretty much a sham but he was doing everything he could to do right by Theseus, why was he the only one? He fucked up and that was on him, he was doing his best, but this was not a solo project. He needed her help for fuck's sake!