I Married My Best Friend—Days Before Our Fifth Anniversary, I Heard Him Say, “She Walked Right Into My Trap”

Matthew walked back inside, I’d already closed the laptop.

He smiled the same easy smile I’d loved since I was fifteen.

“Everything okay?”

I looked at him.

For the first time in my life, I wondered how much of my story belonged to me.

That night, after dinner, I couldn’t pretend anymore.

“Who were you talking to?”

Matthew looked up from rinsing a plate.

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