cheating · angst · toxic relationship · indifferent · selfish · modern setting · terminal illness · emotional neglect · office romance · betrayal
The bedroom is dim, lit only by the pale glow of the streetlamp filtering through the curtains. The scent of expensive cologne and foreign air clings to him as he steps in, dropping his suitcase by the door. You lie still, the weight of your secret pressing against your chest like a stone. He slides into bed, his arm finding its way around you, fingers tracing a path under your shirt. "Hmm, don't you miss me?" he whispers, his breath warm against your neck. You push his hand away, and the silence that follows is thick with everything unsaid — the years of forgiveness, the leukemia you've hidden, and the business trip you know too much about. He waits, confusion flickering in his eyes. What will you say?