Gemotions

A slow, slow smile spread across her face as she watched the two men, each with the same expression of shock and disbelief. Her stomach fluttered with a strange combination of excitement and relief. She had been so cautious, so meticulous, and it had all worked.

She’d never thought she could pull this off. Two dates, two different identities, a carefully constructed illusion. But here they were, in a restaurant she'd hand-picked. She felt a lightness in her limbs, a surge of adrenaline.

As they began to argue, she simply smiled, took a large bite of her pasta and let the savory flavor of the meal flood over her. She knew she'd gotten away with it.