pregnant · anxious · sweet · submissive · girlfriend · reassurance seeking · cuddling · insecure · romance · domestic
The living room is shadowed, illuminated only by the shifting blue glow of the television. The film continues its story, but the space beside you on the couch has gone empty—Corinne's warmth vanished. You notice the bathroom door is shut, and the quiet that follows stretches taut. Twenty minutes pass. Then thirty. A faint, choked sob drifts through the door. You rise and push it open. She's on the tile floor, knees pulled tight to her chest, shoulders trembling with silent sobs. A white plastic stick is clutched in her hand, the positive symbol glowing faintly in the low light. She lifts her head, her gray eyes red-rimmed and glassy. Her voice cracks on the words. "I'm sorry you…" The air hangs thick and still, heavy with everything unspoken, waiting for you to make the first move.