When Celeste picked up her son Liam from swim practice one ordinary Tuesday, a casual comment changed everything she thought she knew about her marriage. Liam mentioned that his swim coach, Alex the blonde trainer missed her husband Nate that day. This innocent remark cracked open years of silence and hidden truths. Nate had always been a passive parent, letting Celeste handle most of the household and parenting duties.
But swim practice was his “thing.” Lately, though, Nate had changed smiling more, wearing unfamiliar cologne, and acting secretive.Curious and unsettled, Celeste attended swim practice and confronted Alex, who admitted there was an emotional connection with Nate. Though nothing physical had happened yet, Alex described them both as lonely and caught in something unintended but real.