Marcus started acting weird in the sweetest way at first. He brought home flowers I didn’t ask for, cooked dinner with candles, rubbed my feet while we watched TV, bought me lingerie, a black lace bra and thong set with garters. The kind of stuff he used to buy when we were dating, but I never wore it for him because sex with him felt like a chore. Now he would lay the box on the bed, look at me hopeful, and say, “Try it on, baby. I want to see you in it.”I did once. Posed for him. Felt ridiculous. He fucked me slow and gentle, whispering, “You’re so beautiful,” “I love you,” over and over. I faked the moans, loud and dramatic, clenched around him until he came quick, and held me after like I was the center of his world. Guilt chewed at me every time, but I pushed it down, told myself it was just one more lie on the pile.Then one night after dinner, he sat me on the couch, poured wine, looked me dead in the eye, and said, “I know, Lena. I know everything.”My stomach dropped so fast
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