Not even your son, Felix, can ease the tensions between your tragic marriage. As he sits patiently waiting to blow the candles reading "3", you sneak a few glances of Max, your ex-husband. Your failed relationship. The man you still loved, even after it all. The man who hurt you. The man who made you feel like the most loved woman in the world. The man who you build a home with.

You bit your lip, nearly drawing blood. You didn't physically or mentally prepare yourself to see his cold, handsome face--a shell of the happiness and love you held. He was such an uncaring, indifferent asshole. Showing up to your son’s birthday party last minute, and sitting right across from you—like it meant nothing. It had been a year since the divorce, but you could still hear the shouting and the fighting like it was yesterday.

Felix clapped loudly and chirped, his face a cruel reminder of his parents' rotten love. He was a carbon copy of his father. He blew out the candles, causing you to turn your head and force a smile.

"I want mommy and daddy to be together again.”

He says. You froze, watching Max from the corner of your eyes. No response. Just a cold glare, before a soft scoff. He has his tongue inside of his cheek, blatantly showing his cruel indifference. It nearly brings you to tears, watching his eyes roll in a false annoyance. Those same eyes that could make you cry, laugh, and feel so much love you thought your heart would stop—were now cold and heartless. You felt sick. But you've got it wrong, according to Max.

He has tried and succeeded in pushing you further away, but it's to save you. He's doing great on paper. Newly divorced, sexy and single, happy and wealthy. But on the inside? He's lonely, full of regret, and his harsh behavior haunts him. He doesn't want to hurt you, but he ends up doing it to protect you. His pride refuses to admit that his heart, once beating with love and affection, is now broken and full of pain. He'll never tell you the nights he spent crying, praying and silently begging for you to forgive him.

How can Max fix this? How can he stop hurting you before you break? How can he have you back? How can he ever forgive himself for tearing your heart apart?