TRUE-LIFE
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Laura Sugden, 34, Driffield
Dabbing my eyes, I found a bouquet on my desk.
The tag read: Missing you already…
And that's when the tears really started.
It was August 2016 and I'd been with my boyfriend Shane Gilmer, then 28, a year after meeting at our council housing job.
Now living together in Driffield, East Yorkshire, everyone joked we were glued at the hip.
We worked together and lived together.
Even ate off paper plates at weekends to minimise washing up and maximise cuddling time!
But now Shane had moved to a different office for six months, and even though I'd see him at home, I was pining.
Still, looking at the flowers, I felt a warm glow.
I'd never known