Gemotions

A sheen of sweat broke out on her forehead. The sound of her partner's voice from the bedroom, low and intimate, was a physical blow. She wanted it all. All the whispered intimacies, the shared secrets, the unspoken promises. She wanted to be the one on the other end of the line.

She had to know. The house felt too small, the walls closing in. She went down to her office, opened her computer and began a search that she had been putting off. The search results were painful. She found an app that allows you to see the text messages and the call history.

She leaned in, her eyes fixed on the screen, her heart pounding in her chest.