I Hired an Actor to Play My Boyfriend at a Pool Party Where My Husband Arrived With the Woman He Left Me For – What My Fake Date Did Next Left Everyone Speechless

She kissed my cheek and left.

I stood alone again with the mental list of things I had to buy, arrange, decorate, and pretend I could handle without breaking.

But first things first.

I texted Jordan to invite him to the party.

“Ethan wants the whole family there,” I typed.

A short while later, my phone buzzed on the counter.

I saw Jordan’s name light up the screen.

Something inside me tightened before I’d even read a single word of what he’d sent.

Jordan’s message was short and sharp.

I read it three times before the words fully landed.

My chest tightened.

I set the phone down and stared at the pool skimmer in the shallow end, trying to breathe.

“Mom, are you okay?”

My son stood in the doorway, wet hair plastered to his forehead.

I forced a smile.

He studied me for a moment longer than I wanted him to.

Then he disappeared back into the yard.