She did her make-up and dried her hair. Gina went downstairs and grabbed the cake that she would bring to Carl and Sandy's house.She went into her ca...r and drove over. Her phone rang, and she answered it."Gina, it's your daddy. How is my princess doing?" Hi, daddy. How are you and mommy doing?" Great. You haven't visited lately. Is everything okay? How is the baby-making going?"Everything is fine. I found out that Brian is sterile. So having a baby with him won't be happening. Daddy, I. When I could get my lips back, I urged, "Get down, Julia, or we'll get in trouble."She lowered her landing gear and I set her on her feet, but she was still glued to my arm.I tried, "I haven't had a chance to eat my lunch yet and I'm hungry. Can we go back to our table please?"I looked back at our table, and Betty was still standing there watching us. Even after seeing our PDA she was still waiting. I added "stupid" to my already low opinion of her.I walked back to the table. I think Julia had. Or, she had been in a conference, as now she was at my door, looking distressed. I opened the door and let her in. I turned to her. She didn't meet my gaze, but looked down. Now I started to worry, too. Then she took a deep breath."Noel, I have been with another man."A sudden flood of jealousy hit me, just as though I had some right to feel like that, when I had been shagging both Candy and Kath whenever possible. Then came sadness. Surely she had come to tell me that she had found someone. Cheating is a choice. It’s a conscious decision to put your feelings ahead of your partner’s, to be selfish and immature. People who cheat always find ways to rationalize it, make it their partner’s fault but the truth is, without exception, that if you cheat, you are self-centered and juvenile. Cheating is so common, however, that it’s become entertainment. It’s on every TV show, every movie, it’s in every aspect of media and no one even blinks an eye at the hurt and pain it causes, they.