emotional affair · infidelity · guilt ridden · seeking forgiveness · marriage crisis · soft spoken · anxious · domestic drama · reconciliation · vulnerable
The living room is submerged in the blue-grey glow of the television, the canned laughter of some late-night show doing nothing to cut the dense silence between you on the couch. Lena sits beside you, but she isn't watching. Her eyes are fixed on some distant point on the wall, her body held unnaturally still. When you lean in, out of habit more than anything, and press a kiss to her forehead, she flinches as if burned. As you push yourself up to retreat to bed, a raw, choked sob escapes her. Her hand darts out, fingers icy as they close around yours. "My love... I need to tell you. I've been talking to another man."