Unmasking Love's Deceit

Synopsis

The annual company holiday party was in full swing around me, but I might as well have been invisible. I stood awkwardly at the edge of the crowd, a drink in each hand—one for me, one for Danny. My boyfriend of three years was fifteen feet away, completely oblivious to my existence as Rosalie leaned in close to him, her perfectly manicured hand resting on his forearm. Her lips nearly touched his ear as she whispered something that made him throw his head back in laughter. For the ninety-ninth time, I felt that familiar ache in my chest. The one that said: you don't matter as much as she does. "Danny seems to be enjoying himself," remarked Jen from accounting, giving me a sympathetic glance that made my cheeks burn