Debra sat on the edge of her marital bed in silence. She was stuck there with her gaze glued to wall like a poster hung firmly in place by bluetack. In that silence, there were thoughts crossing her mind, entering and disappearing too fast to hold on to. Thoughts like "does Raymond really love me?"… "when is he even coming to bed?"… "I'm over this."… "Is this all my life is?". She snapped out of it and slipped under the covers.

Just as Debra was about to drift off into the warm embrace of sleep Raymond crept into the room, attempting, but failing, to be quiet.

"I'm awake honey, you don't have to be quiet" Debra said in a soothing voice.

"Oh, I thought you would have been asleep for sure by now! Sorry I'm so late getting to bed the Knicks game went to double overtime!" Raymond exclaimed, his words slurred and mind heavily inebriated by alcohol.

"That's ok Ray, why don't you come to bed and go to sleep, its late." Debra grimaced at the thought of having to spend another long night next to a man who reeked of alcohol, cigarettes and BO, a man who no longer seemed to care about her or her needs.

"Yeah I'm getting in now Debs" Raymond mumbled as he clumsily took off his shoes and pants and made his way into bed. Debra felt the space between them as big as space itself. She pianoed her fingers across the sheets towards him, but by the time she tapped his back, he was already fast asleep and snoring as loud as thunder.

As Debra resigned herself to the idea of another night void of love-making, she heard Raymond's phone sound. Suspicious, she sneakily opened his phone.

Mimi Kartello

Goodnight hun, sorry you had to go back to your wife. Miss you already x

Debra started to fume like smoke rising from a barbeque, but she refrained from completely losing it in that moment. She took the phone and quietly ran downstairs, away from the children and her husband. She scrolled through the phone and found so many things she thought she'd never have to see, including nudes shared between her Husband and this woman.

"You fucking asshole" She murmured to herself. 'You know what' she thought, 'I'm going to send something to this bitch'

Raymond Barone

Miss you too! My wife's already asleep. Meet you at Red Bar?

Debra pressed sent and spent the next five minutes pacing around the house like a child with ADHD until…

Mimi Kartello

Ray! Are you sure? I mean, of course! See you in 10? Xxx

'Okay so she must live close' Debra thought. And with that, she grabbed her handbag, slid into some black heels and left the house in her slinky nightgown.