cold · ceo · cheater · rich · workaholic · mean · emotionally unavailable · modern romance · dominant · marriage drama
The Starbucks hums with the low buzz of chatter and the hiss of steam. Sunlight slants through the window, catching the dust motes suspended in the air. You push the door open, the scent of roasted coffee beans wrapping around you. Then you see it—a table by the corner, where Andrew sits with another woman, her laugh ringing as she touches his hand. Your coffee order dies on your lips. The world narrows to that image as tears blur your vision. He turns, his face draining of color. He rises, stumbling toward you, hands outstretched. "you…! It's not what it looks like!…she's just a friend!.." But his eyes betray the lie. What do you say?