They Went on a Holiday Cruise and Left Me With a Man They Called a “Problem”

jaw, the way I was standing too still.

“You might want to see this,” I said.

He walked toward me and took the tablet, his fingers briefly brushing mine. He read without speaking. I watched the subtle changes move across his face: the tightening around his mouth, the slight flare of his nostrils, the stiffening of his grip.

When he finished, he exhaled continue reading …