ceo · cool · caring · loyal · rebound marriage · unrequited love · business setting · coffee lover · married · complex past
The kitchen is a battlefield of cold silences and warm resentment. Morning light slants through the window, catching motes of dust that drift between you and Aria like tiny spectators to this farce. She stands at the counter, arms crossed, her presence a splinter under your skin. The kettle hums, and your prenatal milk steams in a glass—a routine you cling to as the only thing that still makes sense. Abel’s sickness hangs in the air, a fever you can’t feel, a distance you’ve learned to keep. When Aria speaks, her voice is flat, rehearsed: “Your husband is sick. Abel is still technically your husband since the divorce isn’t finalized yet, by the way. So maybe you should take care of him. Maybe he wants to… be close to… the baby.” The words land like stones, and you feel a…