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AFFAIR | FICTION | RELATIONSHIPS

Her Husband Cheated… Now It’s Her Turn

Aisha’s relationship isn’t going well… perhaps what she needs is someone new…

Heather Kinnane
The Scarlett Letter
5 min readNov 16, 2024

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Photo by Jakob Owens on Unsplash

Aisha eyed off the man on the court.

He was fit for an older guy. Clean-shaven, though grey hairs were just visible under his cap. His body moved with a grace and speed many couldn’t match — though Ayisha knew from gossip that was because of the hours put into practice since his wife died. It seemed to be the one thing that kept him going.

She could relate to that.

He glanced up, caught her eye, nodded.

Aisha turned away, embarrassed to be caught watching. When she looked back his gaze was still on her, until his friend called from across the court and he was forced to give his attention back to their game.

They finished their match, and moved off court, Aisha and her friend stepping down to take their turn. The man caught her eye, smiled. There was still a sadness there, but Aisha sensed a peace she hadn’t noticed in their past interactions, and for a moment wished she could reach out and give him a hug.

She nodded a hello instead. She shouldn’t be thinking like that. She had a husband she was trying to fix things with.

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The Scarlett Letter
The Scarlett Letter

Published in The Scarlett Letter

All things adultery. Sex out of network. We are terrible and human. So are you.

Heather Kinnane
Heather Kinnane

Written by Heather Kinnane

Author of both sweet and steamy romance and short stories. Check out my books at https://www.heatherkinnane.com/books

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