Being The Other Woman: Who we are, what every woman should know and how to avoid us (13 page)

I
miss
you
and
I
love
you,
but
I
dread
some
things
about
your
coming
home.
I
am
afraid
of
a
big
disappointment,
that
things
will
be
worse
between
us
than
before
you
left.
I
am
no
longer
in
the
mood
to
think
of
anyone
but
myself.
I
feel
I
have
sacrificed
myself
for
everyone
else’s
sake
long
enough.
I
want
what
is
best
for
me
and
my
children.
I
want
what
I
deserve
in
my
life.
I
am
no
longer
willing
to
take
the
back
seat.
I
hope
that
you
understand
that.

I
hope
that
you
enjoy
your
last
day
there
and
have
a
smooth
departure.
I’ll
leave
the
front
door
unlocked.
I
can’t
wait
to
see
you.
Maybe
when
I
do,
you
won’t
feel
like
a
stranger
anymore.

The e-mail I received back from him devastated me.

WOW.
This
was
a
pretty
shocking
letter.
You
constantly
surprise
me
with
how
you
are
thinking.
It’s
kind
of
scary!!
I
did
a
stellar
job
the
whole
time
we
were
apart.
I
have
phone
bills
to
prove
it.
Not
to
mention
the
Internet.
If
you
didn’t
like
my
communication
while
I
was
gone,
then
there
just
must
be
more
to
it
than
you
are
leading
onto.
You
should
tell
your
chitty-chatty
sewing-group
friends
how
well
you
were
dialed
in.
I’m
sure
they
won’t
think
you’re
a
friggin’
idiot
then.

Your
mindset
is
so
defensive
with
such
a
lack
of
faith
and
confidence.
I
understand
that
you
have
concerns,
but
what
do
you
give
a
shit
about
what
others
think?
I’m
listening
to
myself.
I
don’t
care
what
others
think
anymore.
Who
is
everyone
that
you
have
made
sacrifices
for?

Did
you
ever
think
for
a
minute
that
we
are
in
this
together
because
I
want
what’s
best
for
me
and
my
children
and
I
don’t
want
to
take
a
back
seat
anymore?
I’m
hoping
that
you
are
just
freaking
out
because
I
have
not
been
around.
I
have
been
uncomfortable,
too,
dear.
You
don’t
seem
to
care
about
me
at
all
in
this
letter.
You
even
question
why
I
can’t
understand
why
you
can’t
understand
why
you
would
think
that
I
would
want
to
be
with
you.

After
reading
this,
I
can
tell
you
that
there
has
not
been
any
reuniting
with
Beth,
so
stop
that
immediately.
I
can
tell
you
that
I
will
not
be
coming
back
home
a
single
man.
I
can
tell
you
that
this
disturbingly
scary
email
you
sent
definitely
delayed
my
unmarried
status
by
at
least
a
day,
so
stop
being
selfish,
stop
being
unsmart,
and
maybe
if
we
are
lucky
we
will
get
what
WE
deserve.
You
are
self
destructive.
You
just
need
to
chill,
even
just
for
a
little
while.
Relax.
I
love
you
and
miss
you.
We
have
work
to
do,
its
crunch
time
indeed
and
I
am
ready
to
pleasure
you,
so
don’t
shoot
yourself
in
a
moment
of
glory.