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Claire
As much as I’d been looking forward to my first night at home and sleeping in my own bed with my husband snuggled by my side, it turned out to be a complete letdown. Alex had tried to curl up and spoon against my side, like we used to do every night, but when I deliberately moved away from him to the far side of the bed, he didn’t follow me.
Alex seemed like he was happy to have me home, but I couldn’t stop wondering if he secretly wished he could continue his affair with his new lover. Every time I looked at him now, I pictured him touching her, kissing her, and giving her his body in ways he had vowed to reserve exclusively for me.
Even though I had taken a long, hot shower last night, I still felt dirty. As soon as daylight started to stretch slashing rays of sunshine acros
