She and Waylen were divorced now, and things were no longer the same even though Waylen was still present in Alexis’ and Marcus lives.

At least she wouldn't be affected by anything else now.

Rena went into the main bedroom and took off her clothes. Then, she stepped into the bathroom and took a shower.

After getting dressed and climbing into bed, she found a champagne rose on one of her pillows.

It was what Waylen used to do. He would come back from his daily morning jog with a rose he picked from one of the bushes outside. He would leave it on the bed beside her, and she would wake up to it. The dew on the petals would remind her of the sex they had the night before.