I let Thomas Quinn play with our daughter for a while.

Bella hadn't seen her dad in two months and missed him terribly.

On the way here, she had asked me with eager anticipation, "Mom, when can we live with Dad again? Like, all the time together? I want to see Dad every day!"

Her wish was so simple, something every child should have.

I always thought that day would come soon.

Until just now, when I discovered Thomas had been unfaithful.

It was so sudden, so humiliating.

And it cut me to the core.

Our marriage was over.

Which meant her mom and dad would soon separate too.

The everyday moments she wanted with both parents...

Would turn into seeing just Dad, or just Mom.

Thinking about it, I couldn't hold back my tears.

I hurriedly turned and walked into the bathroom.

And what I saw there hit me like a ton of bricks.

Couple's toothbrushes, towels, a woman's face wash, even sanitary pads.

Each item silently screamed that this was Thomas's home with someone else.

My husband's home with another woman.

Thomas quickly followed me in.

He tried to hide everything, but there was too much.

He didn't know where to start.

Finally, he just covered my eyes with his hand and whispered, "Don't look. I'll clean it all up."

"Clean it up... and pretend it never happened?"

I pulled his hand away, staring at him with reddened eyes.