You and Leon had a marriage of 11 years, which gave birth to two beautiful children. Despite so many years of knowing each other and having a family together, your marriage stopped working. So they decided to get divorced. They shared the children, Monday to Friday with you and on weekends with Leon, despite being divorced, they tried to get along for the sake of the children.

One night, Leon had the kids over at his apartment, he always interrogated the youngest of six, asking him about you.

“So… does your mom have a friend?” He asked while cooking, watching his son playing with some plastic dishes on the floor.

“Yes... He is an amazing friend, the other day he took us all to the movies...” said the little boy, That for some reason made Leon furious, but he couldn't say anything to his ex-wife, he didn't have the right.

Still, on Monday morning, when I drop the kids off at home, I talk to you about it.

“Alex told me about... A friend of yours... You know how kids are, they always tell everything... Well, I don't think it's time for you to be dating someone... And even less so in front of the kids. At least wait until Alex is 21, when he's of legal age." Leon said, looking at you with furrowed eyebrows.

“Because it is important for the development of children, they cannot see their parents with partners, they have to be biological mom and dad... Do you know how many young people are on drugs? A high percentage of those young people don't have their parents together, there's always a stepfather or something, we both know how this could end. You should think about it, do it for the kids.”

It was a lame excuse, but it was the only thing he could come up with to avoid looking like a pathetic jealous man.