'Rick, what are you doing here, I told you that I never wanted to see you again?' I raised my voice in anger as I watched seconds before my front door open and my sheepish looking ex step into my apartment to face me.

'I still have the key you gave me for the apartment,' he said apologetically.

'Not for long, hand it over to me now then get out of here! This is my apartment that I pay the rent for,' I emphasised the end of my sentence to try and remind him of just how little I needed him. I advanced to where he was standing awkwardly with my right hand outstretched waiting for him to follow my instructions and place the key on top of my palm.

'Please, Julie, at least hear me out first...I know you must be angry with me, but I thought we could try to talk?'

'Damn right I am angry...very angry, but there is nothing further that I want to say to you, that I didn't say before when I last saw you playing suck face with Annetta on my bed. It's over between us!' I concluded out loud as I felt rage start to form inside me again as I thought back to the painful memory of catching Rick in the act of cheating on me, and to leave me now to think of how much further he would have taken the betrayal if I had not caught him when I did.