The next day, Damon bought me roses to make up for leaving me at the amusement park.

I felt a bit touched, but then I felt angry because I saw Bonnie's Instagram post.

It was a video of her saying, “My man bought me so many roses that I had to ask him to give them to some of his friends and colleagues. Isn't he so sweet?”

She moved the phone's camera towards her table and I saw many roses both on the table and on the floor.

So I was getting her hand-me-downs again? I sighed as my eyes filled with tears, and I decided to throw out the roses.

Later that day, we were sitting in the living room when Damon glanced at me as he said, “I'm going to my friend’s birthday party.”

It seemed suspicious that he didn't mention the friend’s name, so I asked, “Which of your friends?”

He laughed nervously as he asked, “Why do you want to know?”

“Just like that, and why hasn't he invited me? Your friends usually invite me to their birthday parties.” I answered him.

He let out a defeated sigh and replied, “Bonnie is visiting the country and today is her birthday. She's hosting a small house party, and only her close friends are invited, so that's probably why she didn't invite you.”

“Well, I want to go with you.” I said as I gave him a small smile.

Sweat trickled down his forehead as he replied, “Are you sure you want to go? You two aren't close.”

“Yes, I'm sure.” I answered him.

He ran a hand down his face and nodded, “Fine, let's go.”

When we arrived at Bonnie's house, he rang the doorbell. It took her two minutes to answer.

“Damon! I've missed you!” She exclaimed as she leaned closer to him and pecked his cheeks.

She looked as beautiful and elegant as always while I looked average.

Was this why he wanted her, and not me?

“I've missed you too, Bonnie.” He replied as he grinned at her.

“I'm glad to hear that.” She said as she grinned back at him.

He was staring into her eyes and she stared back into his.

I couldn't take their disrespect anymore, so I cleared my throat.

They both turned to me and a guilt shown on his face while surprise shown on her face.

“You brought Katie with you?” She asked as she turned back to him.

“Yeah, she wanted to come.” He answered her as she frowned.

She turned back to me and her frown vanished as she gave me a tight smile, “It's been years since I saw you. How have you been?”

“Great.” I answered in a clipped tone of voice, not bothering to ask how she was because I really didn't care.

When she saw that I didn't reply, she said, “I'm sorry for pecking Damon, it's just that we're so close.”

I gave her a tight smile, “Oh, I know just how close you two are.”

“Okay. Well, come on in.” She replied, looking nervous as she stepped aside to let us pass.

“Sure.” I replied while Damon replied, “Okay, Bon Bon.”

He even had a nickname for her when he didn't give me a nickname.

The house was filled with people dancing and laughing as music blared from the speakers.

So Damon was lying when he said that she invited only her close friends. He just wanted to defend her.

My heart clenched in pain and I drew in a deep breath then let it go.

She led us to one of her couches and we sat down. She kept talking to Damon, ignoring me and her friends didn't acknowledge me, so I felt awkward.

She kept bringing up their childhood memories and he would laugh with her. It felt like she was trying to show me just how close they were, and how he preferred being with her to me.

He seemed to have even forgotten that I was there as he kept talking with her.

“Bonnie, why are you taking Damon's attention away from his wife? You broke up with him because he loved you too much, and now that he's married, you want him?” Bonnie and Damon's friend, Penny said as she looked between the two of them.

Bonnie’s face fell and she looked pitiful as she replied, “I had to break up with him because I was moving to Chicago for College. We would have been miserable if we had stayed in a long distance relationship.”

Damon looked like he pitied her as he rubbed Bonnie's arm in a reassuring way.

He turned to Penny as he defended Bonnie, “Bonnie is right, we would have been miserable in a long distance relationship and I'm sure that it hurt her as much as it hurt me. You don't know what she's been through, so don't judge her.”

Everyone stared at Penny as they waited for her reply, but she didn't respond.

I felt anxiety grip me as I stared at Bonnie and Damon. With the way that he defended her, it was obvious how much he cared for her.

Suddenly, one of the party people yelled, “Someone is ringing the doorbell!”

"I'll get it!” Bonnie said as she stood up from the couch.

Three minutes later, she returned with a large transparent cake box in her hands. It had five layers and it was very big.

Everyone started whispering as they stared at the cake box.

She placed it on the center table and grinned as she glanced at Damon, “The delivery guy said that you ordered this birthday cake for me."

“Yeah." Damon answered Bonnie with a grin on his face.

"Happy birthday!” He exclaimed as Bonnie sat back down beside him.

“Awe, Damon! You're so sweet!” She squealed.

Realization seemed to dawn on him as he glanced at me, “Katie, I hope you don't mind me buying Bonnie a birthday cake? It's not a romantic gesture, it's just that we're so close.”

More whispers broke out amongst everyone and I was sure that they were saying that I was the other woman while Bonnie was the wife.

I drew in a deep breath and let it out as I replied, “Of course, I don't mind. You two are the closest people I know.”

Damon stayed quiet as he processed the sarcastic tone of my voice.

I remembered my birthday and how he left me all alone. He didn't even buy me a birthday cake, yet here he was buying one for Bonnie.

He has never bought me a five layered cake, he only bought the ones with one layer.

It was obvious how much he values Bonnie.

There was a time when I caught Damon talking to Bonnie on a video call. He was too engrossed into the video call that he had no idea that I've entered the room.

He was telling her how he wanted to relocate to Chicago just for them to be closer to each other.

Did he even try to consider whether I wanted to move or not?

I've been with Damon through thick and thin. He wasn't so rich when we first started dating; I would pay the bills from my Dad's inheritance while he struggled to put food table.

Where was Bonnie when he needed someone to lean on?

I was the one that soothed his pain and helped him when he needed it.

It seemed that he has forgotten all that I've done for him.

He only gave me attention when Bonnie wasn't available to talk with him.

I always came second to him, and she was always first.

Half an hour later, the party moved outside for the barbecue.

As Damon, Bonnie and I sat at our table, I noticed a helicopter flying in the sky and a large banner was tied to it.

The banner read, “Bonnie and Damon together forever."

Damon smiled as soon as he saw the banner, but then he glanced at me and his smile dropped as he grimaced.

“Katie, I- I just wanted to make Bonnie's birthday special." He muttered as he looked nervous.

"Okay.” I replied in a cold voice.

Bonnie laughed as she said, "It's just a banner, Katie. I'm sure that he made it for me because we're just so close.”

I felt humiliated and pained as the helicopter kept flying around with the banner.

Anyone that read that banner would think that they were a couple.

Was Damon trying to make a fool out of me?

Well, he didn't expect me to come along.

He has never done something like that for me.

Everyone was whispering and I could faintly hear what they were saying.

One of them, a woman, said, “Damon has to be the best boyfriend to do this kind of thing.”

I stood up and started walking away because I couldn't take it anymore.

“Katie!" Damon called as he ran over.

He stopped in front of me as he said, “Are you angry? Don't be. I'm not Bonnie's boyfriend, I'm your husband.”

“Okay." I muttered in a steady voice, trying not to let him see how much he hurt me.

His eyes widened in surprise at my reply and he asked again, “You're not angry?"

“I'm not, so don't worry about it." I answered him.

Confusion was evident on his face as he stared at me, but he didn't say anything and we walked to the car in silence.

Later that day, I was on the couch in the living room, reading a novel when Damon walked in.

He came to the couch and laid his head on my lap.

I glanced at Damon as he took my hand in his and intertwined our fingers.

A smile touched his lips as he said, “You're special to me, Katie. Even though I've been distant these past few days, I still want to be with you. I'll never let anything or anyone separate us.”

I nodded and he added, "I can't wait for our baby to be born. How far long are you now?”

My heart clenched in pain at the thought of our baby. I tried to tell him that I lost the baby, but my breathing turned shallow.

Suddenly, I found it hard to breathe as I hyperventilated.

Damon looked worried as he sat up and hugged me.

He rubbed my back as he murmured, “Breathe, Katie, breathe."

I concentrated on my breathing and started breathing slowly.

Soon, my breathing evened out and he pulled away.

“Was it something that I said? Forgive me, I'll make sure not to say it again." He murmured as he stared at me with wide eyes.

I nodded as I tried not to think of my miscarriage.

He still looked worried as he added, “Let me make it up to you.”

“Alright.” I replied as I drew in a deep breath and let it out.

“To make you feel better, I'll take you wherever you want to go. Where do you want to go?” He asked as he brushed my hair out of my face and tucked it behind my ear.

I flinched at his touch and a hurt look made its way to his face.

“You're not going to the warehouse today?” I asked him as my eyes widened in surprise.

“I'm not going, I would rather be with you.” He murmured as he smiled at me.

“So where do you want to go?” He asked me again.

I cleared my throat and murmured, “You said that we'll go to the amusement park another day so that you’ll make it up to me for leaving me on our wedding anniversary.”

I wanted to celebrate our wedding anniversary the right way before I left him. Our wedding anniversary has always been a special day to me and I wanted the last one that we celebrated to be the best, so that I would know that I didn't waste the twelve years that I've been married to Damon.

He nodded, “Of course, I'll make it up to you.”

He stood up as he added, “Come on, let's get ready.”

After we got ready, we went to the amusement park.

As we entered through the gates, Damon's phone beeped, signaling a text message.

He pulled it out of his pants pocket and glanced at the screen.

He looked happy as a smile graced his lips then he glanced at me and his smile disappeared as he looked frustrated.

He cleared his throat nervously as he muttered, “There's this problem with the drug dealer and I need to go to the ware-”

“Warehouse.” I continued his speech as I was all too familiar with it.

Thinking that I might be angry, he pleaded with me, “Please don't be angry, it's just so important and Mafia business can't -”

“Wait.” I continued his speech again with a blank look on my face.

“I'm not angry. I just didn't expect this to happen even though it always happens.” I said with a sigh.

He looked anxious as he replied, “I promise that I'll make it up to you someday.”

“Can't you just ignore it and spend the day with me?” I asked, feeling sadness fill me.

He let out a sigh, “It's too important for me to ignore.”

“More important than me?” I asked as I stared at him, expecting the right answer.

He didn't answer me, instead he turned around and started walking out of the amusement park.

Was he really going to the warehouse or was he going to Bonnie?

So Bonnie was more important to him than me.

Tears filled my eyes, but I blinked them back. I wouldn't let them break me.

I rode the rides in the amusement park alone as I wanted to forget Damon's betrayal and have fun.

I was on the swinging ride when I realized that I didn't need Damon. He was just bringing me down.

All I needed was myself. I was going to survive and I would become successful without Damon.

I stretched my hands out and breathed in the cool air as the ride swung around.

I felt free as I realized that a man doesn't define who I am.