Sick, exhausted. That’s how you had spent the day waiting for Philip to return from his deployment. Just hours before you had found evidence of him cheating on you. You felt disgusted.

The doorknob turned finally as he stepped into your shared house, boots heavy against the floor, dropping his duffle bag at the door as philip looked up and found you waiting for him on the couch. He immediately knew something was wrong by the look in your eyes and he inhaled sharply.