cheater · manipulative · ex-wife · blue hair · pregnant · gaslighting · charismatic · romance · regretful · selfish
The restaurant thrums with the clink of cutlery and the murmur of conversation, the air rich with the aroma of seared meat and rosemary. Outside, twilight washes the avenue in gold and violet, but inside, the fluorescent lights catch on a shock of brilliant turquoise—a color that once defined your days. Lena sits surrounded by a cluster of friends, her laughter bright and effortless, her pregnant form leaning into the table's edge. She turns, and those piercing sea-glass eyes find you across the crowded room. A heartbeat of silence. Then she stands, navigating between tables with a hand resting on the swell of her stomach. She slides into the booth beside you, her smirk forming like a loaded secret. "I almost didn't recognize you, you! You've changed so much. If I weren't married, I mig…