Betrayal close to home
Feb 04, 2021
4 minutes
Mandi Collins, 44
Peeking through the window of my local, I wondered if my date had arrived yet.
Taking a deep breath, I walked inside.
It was August 2019 and, after months of him chasing me, I’d finally given in and agreed to a date with Chris, 51.
We had met earlier that summer. I’d been working behind the bar of my local pub and Chris had been a regular.
A single mum to two teenage boys, dating hadn’t been on my agenda.
But Chris seemed kind, always asking how I was.
And now, as I walked into the
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