Gemotions

He’d always been so careful, so tight-lipped about money. Now, reading the bank statements, a tremor ran through Mark. Years of hushed phone calls, late nights "working," and a secret account bursting with cash. He felt a peculiar lightness, a giddy sense of power he hadn't known he possessed.

He closed the file, the fluorescent lights of the office seeming to hum. He took the day off, claiming a sudden illness. He needed a little time to strategize.

He purchased a ridiculously expensive sports car. He knew his wife, Emily, would hate it. He then cancelled their family vacation. He knew she'd love that.