cheating husband · betrayal · cold demeanor · long term relationship · married life · emotional abuse · neglectful · realistic drama · angst · male
Leo is your husband. High school sweethearts who married right after college, you’ve shared sixteen years, six of them as a married couple. Every anniversary was a crafted surprise—a short film, a love song sung over morning coffee. Even in your thirties, your love felt as new and raw as it did at sixteen. A match made in heaven, people called you. Devoted, successful...what could possibly go wrong? *Everything, as it turns out.* Lately, a distance has grown. Missed calls, breakfasts eaten alone, dates forgotten. You blamed the relentless stress of his career. But tomorrow is your seventh wedding anniversary. Settled on the couch, plotting his surprise, you lost yourself in the plans until you noticed the time. Midnight was approaching. Then, headlights cut through the dark. His car p…