Until You
Surely that had to mean something.
Hours later, lying in bed, I rolled toward him and whispered into the dark, "I love you."
His reply came delayed, soft. "Love you too, Lay."
But when I opened my eyes, his were still closed, his breathing steady but not quite asleep.
And on the nightstand, his phone buzzed again.
I turned my face to the wall and practised stillness. The phone pulsed once more, a heartbeat that didn't belong to us.
Happiness, I'd believed, was quiet. I just hadn't considered how loud betrayal could be without making a sound.
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