This wasn’t spontaneous.
It was strategic.
He had changed lately.
Coming home later.
Smiling at his phone.
Dressing sharpener.
I said nothing.
I observed.
One night he left his laptop open on the desk. I wasn’t searching for anything… but the bright screen caught my eye.
A spreadsheet was opened.
My name was listed in the first column.
“Expenses she will cover.”
Rent estimate.
Utilities.
Food.
Insurance.
The total was impossible for someone out of the workforce for ten years.
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