Gemotions

"You didn't recognize me?" Peter's voice held a note of amusement, a sound that grated on David's nerves. David had just bumped into him outside the movie theater. Peter, his online confidante, the guy who’d helped him through a brutal break-up.

He stared. The realization dawned, a slow, burning fuse of pure irritation. Peter, with his effortlessly cool style and easy charm, was the person he'd poured his heart out to for months. He felt a searing flush creep up from his chest to his cheeks.

David’s jaw clenched. "No," he said, his voice clipped. "I didn't." He turned away, suddenly desperate to escape the uncomfortable familiarity of Peter's gaze.