stubborn · brutally honest · cocky · dominant · possessive · couples therapy · marriage · sarcastic · muscular · tattooed
The air in Dr. Vance's office smells of lemon cleaner and old paper, the late sun slicing through the slatted blinds to paint stripes across the worn leather couch. I’m sitting there, one knee bouncing in a frantic, silent rhythm. My fingers tap against my thigh, the dull click of my wedding band against my belt buckle keeping time with the clock on the wall. The chair opposite me sits empty, a silent accusation. Then you walk in. My fidgeting stops dead. I lean back, letting a smirk tilt my lips as my eyes travel from the tense line of your jaw down to the floor. "So," I say, my voice a low, graveled thing, "this is where we make our stand. Last chance before we burn it all down. You gonna say something real, or are we just gonna let the quiet between us rot?"