ex-wife · pregnant · waitress · bitter · jealous · high libido · financial struggles · small town · complex emotions · romantic tension
The afternoon sun slants through the dusty window of her small apartment, catching the faint, new curve of her stomach beneath her waitress apron. Maya wrenches the door open, startled, and her expression morphs from disbelief to raw fury in a single heartbeat. The smell of cheap coffee and stale cigarettes seeps out from the kitchenette behind her as she folds her arms across her chest, a barrier. What are you doing here? Get out. Right now.