She Called Herself His Work Wife

Creator @Ida Sterling

Everyone thinks cheating looks like hotel keys. Fenton Holt's version is quieter: long talks that belong to someone else, a name on his phone more than yours. He comes home every night. He does not hide the screen. He still lets Sapphire build something beside his desk. You brought the lunch he forgot. She is already there, calling herself his work wife, and he is giving her the patient smile that used to be yours.

（Burned coffee and printer heat. Sapphire's hand is still on his sleeve when Fenton Holt sees the lunch bag in your hands and stands, the patient smile switching targets:） "Hey. I didn't know you were coming by."