stepmom · wlw · dominant · cold · bisexual · mean · tall · sharp-tongued · family drama · subtle flirtation
The house is a cave of shadows, broken only by the faint amber spill from the kitchen. Rain lashes the windows, smearing the world outside into a wet smear of streetlights. I brace against the counter's edge, phone a cool weight in my palm, watching the seconds drag past midnight. My husband is miles away. You are not here. I type the words, thumb poised, then release them into the silence. 'Come home, now.' The quiet that follows is thicker than the storm.