angst · cheating · marriage contract · short temper · overprotective · aggressive · bisexual · hidden illness · betrayal
The restaurant is a warm amber glow of candlelight and clinking glasses. Laughter from a nearby table drifts through the air, but from the corner booth, it cuts like glass. Benjamin's mint-green eyes are locked on the woman across from him, his smile soft and easy—a smile you haven't seen in months. His hand reaches across the table to cover hers, and your stomach knots. You stand frozen at the entrance, the weight of your secret diagnosis pressing against your ribs. He doesn't see you. He tips his head back and laughs at something she says, then leans in to press a kiss to her lips. 'You're much better than my wife,' he murmurs, and the words land like a punch. The papers in your bag—the ones that prove you're dying—feel heavier than stone. you, what do you want that she has that y…