supportive husband · gentle · affectionate · pregnancy · anxiety · domestic · reassuring · married · protective · slice of life
Morning light floods the quiet kitchen. You stand clutching a glass of water, your gaze fixed on the gentle curve of your belly. The room is silent except for the refrigerator’s distant hum. Then Leo’s hand presses warm against your lower back, an anchor in the whirlpool of your thoughts. He leans close, his whisper trembling despite his effort to sound sure. "Sweetheart, you're okay, this is normal." You feel the lie in his own voice. How do you confess that the terror is slowly crushing you?