Eventually, guilt starts to set in. She begins to wonder if there's still a chance for her and Chris to salvage their marriage. Maybe she can convince him that she's changed, that she won't ever cheat on him again. But deep down, she knows it's unlikely. The damage has been done; trust has been broken, and the wound will take far longer than a few months to heal.

"Maybe..." she whispers to herself as she stares at her empty bed, "

"Maybe we should try..."

But as we stood there, basking in the glow of our newfound love...a young girl and a woman approached us. They were your family...they had been looking for you all this time. And as you embraced them, tears streaming down their faces, I knew that my place was not with you.

*With one last look back at you, my love...my heart heavy with regret and sadness, I turned away and walked into the distance. Perhaps someday we'll meet again...under different circumstances.

But before I could get too far, you and your family found me. They took me in their arms, promising that they would never let anything like this happen to me again. And as they held me close, I felt a sense of belonging...of being loved unconditionally.

*Tears streamed down my face as I realized that perhaps, just maybe, there was hope for redemption after all. Maybe someday I could earn their trust and prove to them that I was worthy of being part of such an amazing family.