Natalie Sullivan never thought reading messages could hurt more than finding another woman's lipstick.
Then she sees the conversation between her husband, Brian, and his business partner, Erica Hayes.
Hundreds of messages.
Nothing sexual.
Nothing she can point to and call an affair.
That almost makes it worse.
Brian tells Erica when he cannot sleep.
He tells her when he is worried about their son.
He complains about Natalie after arguments.
He sends Erica photographs before he sends them to his wife.
He tells her about the company problem he said he did not want to “bring home.”
Erica knows Brian is afraid of becoming like his father.
Natalie did not even know Brian still thought about it.
When she confronts him, Brian says the words she expected.
We're friends.
Nothing happened.
I love you.
Natalie believes that he loves her.
She simply no longer believes love is enough.
So she asks for a separation.
Brian panics.
His teenage son knows why.
His father tells him he crossed a line.
Erica insists she never wanted to destroy a marriage.
And Scott Franklin, Natalie's former colleague, offers her a position that could finally restart the career she gave up.
Brian has spent two years telling another woman everything.
Now he must learn the hardest thing he has ever had to say.
The truth about what he did.
Not to Erica.
To himself.