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Limerence | Episode 7— continued from here

Cheating — The Reality

Let’s not pretend this is something it isn’t — I am just trying to keep things real

Juniper Less
Mmm Mondays — Life Matters
3 min readJul 22, 2024

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A beautiful young woman with wavy red hair
Ginny keeping it real — by author in Nightcafe

I forced myself back to reality — and into the role of husband and father

The following day, I awoke to the early morning sun creeping through the blinds, painting stripes across the floor. I pushed my head back into the pillow and sighed deeply — my mind was a conflicted mess.

The image of Ginny laid out on the sofa from the night before was the first thing I thought about, and my temples throbbed with the pulse of guilt beating through my veins.

Last night had been a wonderful whirlwind, an escape, a chance to feel young and alive again. But now the morning literally shone a light on the horror of what I’d done — broken my vows.

I remembered Ginny said she would return for her car, so I got up and went into the en-suite.

Leaning against the washbasin, I stared at my reflection, hardly recognising the cheating face that looked back. A face with crows feet and greying hair at the temples, one that should know better. Yet Ginny’s perfume lingered on my body — sweet and sharp — a reminder of how good…

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Juniper Less
Juniper Less

Written by Juniper Less

Writing a bit of this, and a bit of the other... "Life is ours to be spent, not to be saved." Less is More https://medium.com/juniper-berries

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