When Eliza\u2019s 10th wedding anniversary comes around, she hopes that Tom will take her away for a romantic getaway. But when he forgets about their anniversary and needs to work, she turns it into a girls\u2019 weekend, only for her to see that Tom\u2019s business trip is a rendezvous with his mistress.<\/p>\n
Ever since Tom first described the seaside charm of Bellport, I\u2019d pictured us having a romantic week away there, walking hand in hand, retracing his cherished memories of the time he lived there.<\/p>\n
Since we had gotten married, my husband had painted such vivid pictures of Bellport that it seemed woven into our marriage vows.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s the most beautiful place, Eliza,\u201d he would say, sipping his tea while paging through a newspaper.<\/p>\n
Year after year, he promised that we would go, but life always seemed to get in the way\u2014work obligations, family matters, and an endless parade of excuses.<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019m sorry, Darling,\u201d he would say. \u201cIt\u2019s just that something came up at the office, and I have to attend to it.\u201d<\/p>\n
But then, when Tom forgot our 10th wedding anniversary, something inside me snapped.<\/p>\n
\u201cI have to leave town for the week,\u201d he said while shaving. \u201cIt\u2019s for work. We\u2019re prospecting new clients.\u201d<\/p>\n
I had hoped that Tom would have told me to pack my bags and get ready to celebrate our romantic milestone\u2014yet, it slipped his mind entirely.<\/p>\n
Enough was enough.<\/p>\n
I wasn\u2019t about to be a footnote in my own love story.<\/p>\n
So, I called my best friend, Jenny.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe\u2019re going away for my wedding anniversary!\u201d I said as she answered the call.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhat?\u201d she asked, surprised by my words, I could hear her slurping on her usual smoothie.<\/p>\n
\u201cTom would hate that!\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"