I stood at the counter, hands in the soapy water, and asked quietly, without looking at him:
“Love… is something wrong?”
Adrian looked up from his phone, startled. For a moment I saw the truth in his eyes — panic, guilt, fear — and then he plastered on a smile.
“No, no. Just tired from work,” he said, like he’d rehearsed that line.
But I didn’t believe him. Not for a second.
The next day, I came home early from work.
The house was unusually quiet. No TV, no kids, just the faint murmur of a voice coming from the bedroom. Our bedroom.
I stopped in the hallway.
Adrian was on the phone. His voice was low, urgent.
“I can’t hide it anymore,” he said. “I have to tell Mia before it eats me alive.”
My bag nearly slipped from my hand.
I stood there, half-hidden, heart going wild. I wanted to burst into the room and scream, “Tell me WHAT?” but I didn’t.
