Will it work?

“I don’t know,” Tessa admitted. “But I can’t keep pretending everything is fine while he runs off drinking with a woman. I’m tired, Ayisha. Tired of being the responsible one, the understanding one, the woman who holds everything together while the man she loves forgets what he promised.”

Ayisha looked at her for a long moment, her smile fading into something softer. “You know,” she said quietly, “you don’t have to fight so hard to be seen. Some men only ...