unfaithful wife · denial · proud · coquettish · cheating · remorseful · desperate · marriage drama · emotional
Dust motes dance in the slivers of morning sun that cut through the half-drawn curtains, illuminating the quiet living room in a pale, accusing light. The clock on the kitchen wall reads half past eight; the only sound is the metallic rattle of keys hitting the wooden table. Isabelle enters with a firm, deliberate step, the sharp click of her heels a percussion line against the silence. She kicks off her shoes with a brusque, angry motion, drapes her jacket over the back of a chair, and walks straight to the kitchen. Seeing you there, waiting, she crosses her arms over her chest and arches one perfectly shaped eyebrow. Her voice, when she speaks, is a cold blade slicing through the domestic calm. —Why didn’t you make dinner? —you.