please note that this is a cheating fic, sakura cheating on Sasuke. if this is not your cup of tea, then skip it. I've read so many fics about Sasuke cheating on sakura but there are next to none about sakura cheating on him so i thought why not write one?

He'd noticed the changes in sakura lately. How she almost never wanted him to touch her and how she'd flinch at times when he did. How she couldn't look into his eyes, ever. Except that one time recently that she did. There was something in her eyes, some.. emotion that he couldn't comprehend. Perhaps guilt? but for what?

Sarada was on a mission and it was just the two of them, alone. He tried to make some small talk with her during dinner and she obliged, or atleast tried to. He frowned when she flinched when their hands brushed while reaching out for salt at the same time. He was worried about her at this point. Then, her phone started buzzing, someone was texting her. The way her face went slightly pale didn't go unnoticed by him.

He saw her typing back, and then she kept the phone aside and resumed eating. But it buzzed again. She gulped, as she read the texts and then sighed very softly, almost not audible. She kept it aside once more and fidgeted with her fork. Looking around the room. "I- I'll just be back in an hour okay? I have something important to deal with". she said. His face contorted in confusion.

She got up immediately and went to the door, her red coat was hanging next to it, she wore it and twisted the doorknob but sasuke stopped her. She turned to face him.

"Sakura it's late, where are you going?" he asked while frowning. "I need to take care of something at the hospital, i won't be long" she tried to give him a smile, but her eyes betrayed her, unknowingly. Normally, he would have believed her but she had been far from normal lately. He stared into her eyes for a minute longer. And then released her hand. She blinked twice and then took off.

He couldn't help it, he put on his own coat and followed her, his mind, heart and body was telling him to do so. That something wasn't right. He masked his chakra so she wouldn't sense him. But she was engrossed in her phone anyways.

He followed her to what he thought was a night bar. Anxiety began pooling in his stomach. why would she come here so late? and why would she lie to me? he thought as he stood outside the bar. He gulped and went inside. He thought he lost her but he saw the ends of her pink hair pass through a corridor.

Nothing had prepared him for what he saw next. A man, probably in his early thirties, grabbing her waist and pulling his wife close and then pinning her against the wall. Sasuke's first instinct was to immediately jump in and protect Sakura but all hell broke lose when he saw her smile and kiss him. "What took you so long?" the unknown man asked once they pulled away. "He was home, roman".

Roman.. he clenched his fists.

He had black hair and dark blue eyes, his arms were tattooed, he looked young, and almost better than Sasuke.

Roman rolled his eyes, "That's troublesome" he said. She sighed and then pushed him away slightly. "This.." she started, "this needs to stop" she said finally. He frowned, "why so?"

She glared at him, "i have a husband and daughter roman, i can't keep fucking around like this"

He sighed, "i know, i know.."

"Do you.. love him? your husband.." he asked, her eyes widening slightly.

Sasuke froze, did she still love him?

She smiled sadly, "i do.."

Sasuke's feelings too her statement were bittersweet.

Roman looked at her, "then why cheat on him?" he asked. She looked puzzled, as if she didn't quite have an answer. Except she did. She loved him, alot. And she had waited for him patiently, for years. For her entire life. But in the end, she's only human. When someone you love with your whole heart chooses to leave you and your daughter everytime even when doesn't have to, it stings, it hurts. Like a bitch. She was so vulnerable when she met Roman. She still remembers it.

What started as some innocent flirting in a bar turned into a 'one' night stand. Then into running into each other awkwardly. Then into meeting deliberately and then, into a full fledged affair. She definitely felt guilty. Sasuke didn't deserve this. And she would never want him to find out, ever.

well little did she know..

"I didn't intend to, you know that" she replied.

He scoffed, "We've fucked way too many times for it to be a one time mistake you know" he said smugly. She let out a laugh. "You're terrible". so am i.. she thought and her tiny smile faded. "God, I'm a mess aren't I?" She said, both of the men saw the pain in her eyes.

Roman nodded, "A beautiful mess" he murmured. She smiled, and kissed his cheek.

"So what? This is it?" he asked, slightly bitter. She nodded slowly and placed a palm on his cheek, "goodbye Roman" she said. He nodded, "hey, goodbye sex?" he joked. She punched his arm.

Sasuke couldn't see anymore of this and he immediately took off. Bile gathering in his throat, he felt he would actually throw up any second. Fifteen years of marriage..

He couldn't really blame her either, it was in a way, his own fault.

He used his rinnegan to teleport back home cause there's no way he could walk without crossing paths with her, and he wasn't ready to confront her just yet. Not when he hadn't processed it himself.

He hung his coat to its place and then walked into the living room. He glanced at their family photos, his heart clenching. What did this mean for them?

He heard the doorknob twist after five minutes, seems like he would find out soon.