Twenty Four Weeks: Episode 2 - "Thirteen"

By James David Denisson

Still reeling from the shock of discovering his wife's infidelity, Judd Altman learns that he has lost his father and will be one himself. His soon to be ex-wife, Quinn, is pregnant with his child.
After almost losing the baby, Wade (Judd's old boss and Quinn's lover) realizes the truth about himself and his relationship with Quinn and leaves her. Judd, in the face of Quinn's situation, forgives her, but cannot reconcile their marriage.
With nothing but a stolen Porsche, Judd drives to Maine with limitless possibilities. A man with nothing has nothing to lose, and a man with nothing to lose can do anything.
Twenty Four Weeks begins with Judd's time of reflection in Maine and his eventual decision to return to New York City, to take back the life that has been so cruelly taken from him. Sometimes humorous, this bitter-sweet tale is full of hope, love and forgiveness.
With characters and back story based on the novel "This is Where I Leave You" by Jonathan Tropper, Twenty Four Weeks is set after the events of the movie of the same name.
Download and watch an audio-visual version of this book. Link to this file can be found at the end of this episode.
Contains video stills and music from various sources to enhance the listener’s experience. Warning: this story contains coarse language, adult themes and sexual references. Further episodes will contain high-level sex scenes and violence.

• Language: English
• Publisher: James David Denisson
• Release date: Feb 15, 2016
• ISBN: 9781311525314

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Twenty Four Weeks – Episode 2 – Thirteen

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Written by James David Denisson.

A sequel to the movie This is Where I Leave You.

Characters and back story based on the novel This is Where I Leave You by Jonathan Tropper.

Copyright 2016 James David Denisson.

Warning: This episode contains: coarse language, adult themes and sexual references.

Previously…

Judd, Jen says, clearly rattled. "She’s alone and afraid and she’s crying. She’s crying your name. She’s also carrying your baby. Nothing that you’re doing up there is as important as Quinn right now. I suggest you get your ass into gear and get home to your wife."

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Listen, Grant says, It’s good that you’re reading, but nothing beats talking through your problems.

He hands me his card and I take it to be polite. Grant and Mary Upton, counselling.

I pretty sure I don’t need a marriage counsellor. You’re about two years too late.

You’re still married?

Only just.

He shrugs.

Well, I dabble in a few other areas and I’m a good listener.

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Quinn takes a deep breath. Can you come home, Judd?

Okay, I say. When?

Now. Can you come home now?

Alright. I’ll be right over.

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I step up to her, take her in my arms and hold her tight, tighter than I have ever held her. Tighter than I first held her when we lost our boy. She falls apart, weeping into my shoulder, sobbing uncontrollably, shaking. I hold her, keep holding her, not saying anything for words had no meaning now, only my arms and her grief.

I’m so sorry, she weeps, what I did to you, to us... I broke us. I hurt you so much.

It’s alright, I tell her, but it’s not. We’re broken, the both of us, and I can’t see how we can be fixed.

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I’m sorry, I say to her.

She shakes her head.

Where we are now, I continue, all of this... this is my fault. I messed up. I’m sorry.

She’s still shaking her head. "You don’t need to say this. I broke our marriage, not you."

"That was just a consequence of what I’d done to us. Now, I don’t understand exactly how or why that happened, just that I know that it’s my fault."

"You can’t