She awoke the next morning around seven. She turned to see the bed empty. Her heart felt like someone had stuck a knife in it. After such a beautiful night he couldn’t bear to sleep next to her. Did he really despise her that much? Could he not even lay in the same bed? After what they shared last night! She had to remember to him it was just s*x. Sure he was excited that he gave her something no one else could. However, that was only one more notch on his belt. She walked out into the lounge room in her slip and saw him lying there. Laptop opened, even on his wedding night, he worked. Well, what could she expect his business would always come first. She wondered if that’s how her mum had felt and when was it that she made her decision to leave the way she did. How long do you come second

