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Claire
Before I knew it, Tuesday was here, and it was time to take Hannah to her swimming lesson with Josie. Hannah was excited and looking forward to it just as much as––if not a bit more than––I was dreading it.
Alex tried to talk me out of going, claiming that there was no reason to put myself through that. He had even offered to take Hannah to her lesson, but the last thing I wanted was to force my husband to see and spend time with his mistress. The fear was still very much alive within me that he might decide he would be happier with her and leave me.
Hannah’s swimming lessons proved to be difficult for me beyond just the torture of seeing the woman Alex had an affair with. Watching my daughter splash and laugh in the pool made my anxiety rise to unprecedented levels. Even tho
