Joespeh had woken up , I'd asked mum to promise me we would go out and continue talking. I needed her to explain more. She'd asked me not to blame dad in any of this, but how could I not ? Mum wasn't blameless, mum made a mistake. But by the sound of it dad was also cheating on not just her but me, his daughter. With his job , a long time before, mum cracked under the neglect and seeked out affections from an alternative. So when dad came home , it took everything in us both, I think, to act normal. Mum had texted him earlier that day asking him to be home on time, that we were heading out for tea Mum and daughter's date night. I'd checked my phone repeatedly, too. I hadn't heard a thing off of flex. I didn't know why I'd expected to really. I'd told him I basically couldn't stand to be