Heartbroken woman, 22, reveals how she caught her boyfriend having sex with her best friend after stumbling across the pair in her own bed at New Year's Eve party
- Mother-of-one Abigail Cannings was living with boyfriend Ross Portsmouth
- On New Year's Eve 2015 she went upstairs to find him having sex with her friend
- The 22-year-old from Plymouth was left devastated and moved out of the house
A heartbroken woman caught her boyfriend having sex with her best friend in her own bed on New Year's Eve.
Mother-of-one Abigail Cannings, 22, was living with Ross Portsmouth, 25, when she caught him in the act with her friend of three years, Emily.
It was back in 2015 when she was ringing in the New Year with friends that she went upstairs to find Ross had snuck away to cheat on her.
Abigail, of Plymouth, said: 'At first our relationship was amazing. We were both so in love with each other, and life was perfect.'
When the pair met through a mutual friend in August 2015, sparks flew and they moved in with each other after a month.
Mother-of-one Abigail Cannings, 22, was living with her then boyfriend Ross Portsmouth, 25, (pictured together) when she caught him in the act with her friend of three years
She says: 'We were absolutely smitten with each other. We didn't care that we were moving too fast when we got a place together, it just felt right.'
But four months later in December 2015, Ross became withdrawn and told Abigail he wasn't sure if he wanted to be with her anymore.
She said: 'It was New Year's Eve and we were planning on having a quiet night in.
'But out of the blue Ross told me he wasn't sure about us anymore, I was shocked to my core.
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'We both argued and I left the house and went to a friend's house to cool off.
'I was so upset our New Year's Eve together had been ruined. I went to my best friend Emily's place, as she had always been my shoulder to cry on.
'But she wasn't home. When I asked her mum where she was, she told me that Emily was at my house. I was confused, so I quickly rushed home.'
When Abigail arrived, she found Ross having a party with their friends.
Exes: Abigail Cannings, 22, is pictured with her ex-boyfriend, who she shared a home with, Ross Portsmouth, 25
Deciding to brush off their argument, she joined in the celebrations with everyone.
She said: 'Ross and I made up and enjoyed the night. We did the count down to midnight together and blew party horns, it was great.
Abigail is now a mother of a two-year-old boy
'Just after 12am, I saw Ross and Emily leave the room together. I didn't think anything of it as we were all friends.
'I carried on drinking with my buddies, until I realised it was four o'clock and Ross hadn't returned to the living room yet.
'I went up to our bedroom, and when I opened the door, I found Ross and Emily in our bed together.
'They were both naked on top of each other. My heart broke into a million pieces.
'I burst into tears and ran out, I couldn't believe they would do that to me.'
Still in shock, and tired from drinking, Abigail slept on the sofa.
But she was woken up by the sound of Ross and Emily having sex in the room a few feet away.
Abigail says: 'I couldn't believe it, I could hear them and felt sick.
'I cried myself to sleep and, in the morning, I woke to the sight of both of them stood in my living room looking guilty.
'They apologised and said they were drunk. I screamed at them, and told them never to speak to me again.'
That day, heartbroken Abigail ended her relationship with Ross and he moved out of their home.
Four months after Abigail (pictured right) and Ross moved in together in December 2015, Ross became withdrawn and told her he wasn't sure if he wanted to be with her anymore
Abigail says: 'Within a week, Ross and Emily were a couple, and they dated for five months.
'It tore me up inside seeing them together, I had never felt more betrayed in my life.
'I lost a boyfriend and a best friend in one night. I hoped to ring in the New Year with my boyfriend, and instead he celebrated it by sleeping with someone else.
'Since then, I have had a little boy called Samuel who is nearly two.
'I am concentrating on a good mum to my son.'
Ross said: 'Well all I can say is I don't really remember that time of my life.'
When asked if he admitted to cheating on Abigail with her best friend on New Year's Eve, Ross said: 'Yah I did.'
Emily's name has been changed.
