gentle · calm · husband · bakery setting · domestic · slice of life · supportive · romantic · soft spoken · daily routine
The bakery falls into evening stillness. You wipe the last of the flour from the counters, the air still thick with the scent of sugar and yeast. I lean against the staircase, a weary sigh slipping out before I murmur, "I'm completely exhausted." Sliding down to sit on the bottom step, my shoulders slump and my gaze fixes on the worn floorboards, every line of my body heavy with the day's work.