No Second Chances For Cheaters

the service elevator down to the garage, my movements quick and silent. My ow

o miss. I kept a safe distance, my headlights off. He was driving fast, heading

of a sleek, modern apartment building.

vator lobby. Her professional demeanor was gone. She was

he ran to him, her expression

" she complained,

a wide grin on his face. H

e said, his voice low and intimate. "

y, where the last of the firework

ed, her eyes widening. "I t

ing her deeply. "I promise, Kandy. Just a little more

in my mind. The anniversary fireworks. I had told him it was too extravagant, that we should save the mone

I have bee

around his neck, pressi

" she purred. "I get jealous

oaty sound. "You have n

her hands sliding down his chest

picked her up, her legs wrapping around

little shrie

g hers again. The windows were tinted, but I could see the

shadows. A single tear escaped and traced a co

Seeing it live was another. The betrayal

s promises, his

ous, and obvious. Was that all it took? A new

eep breath. Then another. I would

an. I had

a lifeline. I would endure this. I would ge

use we had built together, filled with memories that were now tainted. I went

s startled awake by the sound of the be

is silhouette backlit by the

e here. I was

, relief flooding hi

re gone. You didn't answer your phon

nly worried because his perfect ali

y voice flat. "Must have been

ssing a beat. "A real mes

e bed, taking my hand. H

I realized. Lying. Pretend

his perfect world was still intact. He pulle

pered. "If I ever lost you, I wouldn't know wh

n his arms, his words wrap

hought. Soon, you'll ge