She knew it would be a rough road to travel, Billy starting his own practice, but she never dreamed she would lose her husband in the process. Lately she was beginning to wonder if he distanced himself from her on purpose. Last month he had agreed to take her to Stella Maris for her birthday and tonight was the night. She didn’t exactly want to spend her twenty-sixth birthday talking about the troubles in their marriage, but since he was never around anymore she had to grab opportunities when they arose. Grabbing her lip gloss out of her makeup bag, she dabbed it on her lips until they shined evenly. She was never much for wearing makeup, but Billy has always loved her lips, liked watching them as she spoke, so she played them up as much as possible. The color she chose was a berry red and complimented her red hair and green eyes. There was nothing she could do to hide the smattering of freckles across her nose and she learned long ago not to even try. Her husband had always sworn that he found them attractive, but as she stood there recognizing all her flaws she couldn’t help but question that attraction.
