Gemotions

The glow of the laptop illuminated Amelia's face. Mark, her husband, had always been a man of action, not words. Finding a novel on his computer felt like a major breach of privacy. But the story, about a woman named "Ella" and her adventurous life, was undeniably about her.

The details were intimate, revealing aspects of her that she had only ever shared with him. Her hopes, her fears, her secret dreams – all laid bare in the pages. A flush of heat crept up her neck.

She closed the laptop, the click echoing in the sudden quiet. She felt exposed, vulnerable, as if she had been stripped bare in front of him.