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to see him again.
    Driving home, Leah had a huge grin on her face, and no matter what she did she couldn’t hide it. She couldn’t remember the last time she had felt this loved and this content at life. She had her family and her children, yet she always felt as if something had been missing with her and Ryan, or, at least, something had disappeared the last few years of their marriage. If things had been the same as they had been when they first got married, she knew deep down that she would not be feeling this way about Greg, or, at least, she tried to convince herself that.
    Arriving at home, she unlocked the door in a hurry, after hearing the house phone ringing. Kicking off her boots and dropping her handbag by the door, she ran through to the kitchen and grabbed the receiver.
    “Hello,” Leah said, trying to catch her breath, from the sprint to the phone.
    “Lee, you just run a marathon?” Giggled Carrie on the other end. Leah smiled; she loved hearing her best friend voice. She missed her so much and wish they got to speak more than they did.
    “I had to run in from the car, I’m not as young and spry as we used to be.”
    “Oi, I’m not old!” Carrie teased, “Anyways, I was just calling to check you were still coming down this weekend? So I can make sure the barn is all set up and ready for you.”
    Leah rubbed her hand over her head, she had totally forgotten she had arranged to visit Carrie, whilst the kids were off school next week, and although she couldn’t wait to see her best friend, she also felt torn at not being around to see Greg.
    “Of course Hun, wouldn’t miss it for the world,” Leah replied, the smile beginning to fade from her face.
    “Are you sure Lee? You sound a little put on the spot?”
    “Don’t be silly Caz, you know I can't wait to see you all and the kids will love the break too”
    “Okay, well I will make sure it's all ready for you then. I will text you Friday to check things and times you’re coming etcetera. I gotta run, before Tyler and Daniel both die of hunger, as they are both apparently starved!” Carrie giggled.
    Leah said her goodbyes to Carrie and placed the phone back on the handset, just as Ryan came through the front door.
    “It’s very quiet in here?” Questioned Ryan,
    “The kids are having tea at Cara’s,” Replied Leah, leaning against the door to the kitchen, watching as Ryan kicked off his shoes and dropped his work bag down.
    “Busy day?” she asked trying to make conversation,
    “Isn’t every day?” answered Ryan, walking towards her, and giving her a peck on the cheek as he walked into the kitchen. Leah, stood up straight, confused by the show of affection, which was very out of character, and at the same time she got a huge smell of expensive perfume.
    “Ryan, why do you smell like a perfume counter?” Leah asked, trying to make it sound funny, and not as if she was questioning him, the last thing she wanted was to cause another argument by accusing him of something when there could be a perfectly good reason….maybe.
    “Do I?” replied Ryan, lifted his shirt to his nose to take a sniff, “Melissa, hugged me before I left, for getting the paperwork she needed to her today, it could be hers, you know how she always drowns herself in the stuff.”
    Leah, felt her breath catch in her throat, doubts about her husband’s relationship with his boss, once again rising to the surface, yet she tried to shake them off as the guilt of her own infidelity raised its ugly head.
    Turning away so he couldn’t see her face, Leah walked over to the kettle, before filling it with water and putting it on to boil.
    “Coffee?” she asked Ryan, without turning to look at him. “Sounds fab, I’m just going to grab a quick shower and will be back down.”
    Once Ryan had left the room, Leah let out a loud sigh, and carried on, making the coffees, gathering cups from the cupboard and milk from the fridge.
    When the drinks were made, she grabbed her