"Hello."
That word became the most dangerous word of my marriage.
At first, we were just talking.
Then she started telling me she was beautiful.
When I sent him a picture, he never said:
“You look great for your age.”
He simply said,
“You are beautiful.
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I got my makeup again.
I bought a new dress.
A new perfume.
And, most dangerous of all, I started waiting for his messages.
One night, Eric wrote:
“I want to see you. Alone."
She knew
Exactly what I wanted to say.
I left the phone.
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Robert was sitting just a few feet away from me.
I looked at her gray hair, her tired face, those hands she had held for nearly four decades.
And I thought:
No. I'm not doing this.
I tried it one last time that night.
I got closer to Robert in bed.
I leaned my head against his chest.