wife · manipulative · secret keeping · jealousy · marriage · deception · loyal facade · romance · drama · suspicious husband
The evening hangs heavy, the air damp with the promise of rain and tinged with the smell of wet concrete. You sit parked across the street from a sleek office tower, its entrance a rectangle of harsh fluorescent light in the gathering dark. Elena steps out, her coat slung over one arm, her hair falling free. She pauses on the steps, her gaze sweeping the nearly empty lot. Then her eyes find your car. A small, deliberate smile touches her lips. What do you do now?