The Coffee Order That Told the Truth
3 min read · Anonymous · Premium
I’ve always trusted the little rituals of marriage. The way Dan leaves his coffee mug in the sink, the way I refill the beans without thinking. We had a shared Starbucks account because it was easier—one card, two phones, no arguing over who paid. That Tuesday, I opened the app to reload the card, a chore I’d done a hundred times. But this time, the recent transactions made me stop.
At 1:03 PM, there was an order placed at a Starbucks drive-thru in Sea Breeze—a coastal resort town two hours from our downtown. Two drinks: a black coffee, his usual, and an iced caramel macchiato with oat milk.
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