The Understory: Love, Culture, Fiction

The Understory: Love, Culture, Fiction

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The Accidental Affair

When you're deceived into being the other woman.

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E A Carter
Apr 08, 2022
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You didn’t mean it to be this way, it just happened. And even though you swore you would never end up being the other woman…

Here you are…

The other woman. Sort of.

He was straight about it right from the start, so bonus points for that.

He told you he’s working on his exit strategy, that he’s waiting for the kids to go to university next year, but, he in…

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