Over brioche and coffee we talked about our dreams.

Strolls in sunflower fields, midnight dances in the kitchen, a honeymoon every night… a blissful family.

Just you plus me and when the time was right maybe a little one, perhaps three.

I shouldn’t have answered my phone, not to an unknown number.

I usually never do.

But I did.

It’s a harsh reality to be the last one to know your boyfriend has...

I was haphazardly searching for something I didn’t need.

A handsome distraction.

Something that would capture my attention for a while and make me forget some of the mistakes I always seem to make.

I didn’t want my heart to race or my cheeks to flush.

I just wanted to give my overactive brain a break.

A little pupil dilation, a goofy smile and a giggle or two would have got me through.

For...