ous careers. He was COO at a prestigious venture capital firm, I was CEO of my own tech company. We were

nsolidation fe

n off for both of us. I saw a diamond tennis bracelet, elegant, expensive. I'd been eyei

I saw

, looking at something small, glittering. He didn't see me. He made the purchase, a

as probably nothing. A gif

verywhere. I was at our table, Ethan beside me, playing the part of the supportive husband. His parents, the Millers,

e Davis w

yes she often turned on me. She was wearing the bracelet. The exact diamond tenn

ked momentarily uncomfortable,

y our table, h

a, Ethan. Such a

ny, almost imperceptible spark

, a slow, del

ovely bracelet.

ensed b

ciation for her hard work,"

I'd discreetly spoken to earlier, just a hunch I'd played. He approached our

thought you might wish to extend your generosity. Perhaps for the assist

s sudden. All eyes were on Ethan. His face went p

an, his voice l

e bright, my g

. Wouldn't want anyone t

The Millers were watchin

ut discussing it later and waved the representative away

he unspoken hung heavy in the air. The bracelet wasn't