His other woman
Then, with one final dramatic thrash, I let myself sink.
Holding my breath, I went completely still beneath the water, waiting.
Any second now, he’d jump in. He’d curse under his breath, maybe groan about how much I was annoying the hell out of him, but he’d move. He’d do something.
But he didn’t.
Seconds ticked by.
Nothing.
I frowned, my lungs burning slightly. Surely by now—
I finally pushed off the bottom and broke the surface, gasping for air, flipping my soaked hair out of my face.