”
She looked down at her cup. “How are things with you and Mark?”
There it was.
The performance.
I leaned back. “Fine. Why?”
“No reason. You just seemed a little distant.”
“Marriage gets busy.”
She nodded, her lips pressed together. “Yeah. I get that.”
No, she did not.
When we stood to leave, she hugged me again. Her body felt tense against mine.
“Love you,” continue reading …