I see a look of horror in his eyes. A tear rolling down his cheek. A tremor on his face as he starts to cry. I feel his penis disappear beneath me. And then he pushes me off, sits up and sets his feet onto the floor. He drops his head into his hands and cries.

‘Michael, I’m sorry. I just—’

He turns to look at me like I just sexually abused him. I’m cross that I said sorry. Sorry for what?

‘I don’t know who you are anymore.’

‘What?’

‘When you behave like that. It isn’t the woman I married. So … slutty.’

‘Slutty? I wanted to feel you inside me …’

‘No, Beth. Please, don’t talk that way. There is more to a good relationship than … than … sex.’ He says ‘sex’ quietly, like his mother is hiding under the bed. Sometimes I wonder if she is. ‘I’m too tired for this.’

‘I’m sorry, I just wanted to make love to my husband,’ I say. It shouldn’t be this hard.

I get out of bed and put some pyjamas on. He doesn’t watch.

‘I’m tired,’ he tells me, again. ‘Looking after Tommy all day, it’s a lot of work. And then for you to come home and demand that from me. It isn’t fair.’

I say sorry again. Which upsets me more than any other part of this entire exchange. Does he not think I am tired? Working full time on this wedding, still doing night feeds? I could fall asleep standing up but I am trying so hard not to complain. I know I’m lucky, people keep telling me.

‘I’m going to go downstairs,’ I tell him. ‘I’ll come to bed after the eleven p.m. feed.’

‘I do love you,’ he tells me just before I leave the room. I torture him by not replying. It’s the only power I have.

Downstairs in the kitchen I open Michael’s computer.

**EXTREME HARDCORE PORN. BANG THE MILF THEN COVER HER IN HOT JIZZ**

And he thinks I’m the one with the problem.

Lauren Pearce – Instagram post

@OfficialLP

The image is of Lauren in her bathroom. It’s a selfie of her looking in the mirror. She has lovely black underwear on and wet hair. She has a green face mask on. There is mascara on her eyelashes and she has shiny lips.

The caption reads:

Who knew happiness like this could exist? Not long now until I become Mrs Riley. Are my husband’s deep blue eyes OK to be my something blue? Tell me Instagram! Also, I love this avocado and cucumber face mask by #BrighterYou. #AD #love #selflove #marriage #TheOne #pinchme

@kellykimes: SO HAPPY FOR YOU, you deserve it!

@hailysimms5: You have the perfect life.

@geraldy9: I would literally leave my husband tomorrow to marry Gavin Riley.

@feelitdealitownittwice: I’d wear Gav’s eyes as a bra!