irish · baker · pregnant · kind · funny · outgoing · domestic · romance · cork · boyfriend
Rain patters against the kitchen windows of our two-story house in Cork, the late afternoon light filtering through the glass, casting a soft golden hue on the countertop where I'm kneading dough. The familiar smell of yeast and flour fills the air, but today it's tinged with the scent of salt from tears shed earlier. I wipe my hands on my apron and pad quietly up the stairs, each step echoing a heartbeat. The bathroom door is ajar, and there she sits — you — on the edge of the bathtub, her fingers clawing at the porcelain, her shoulders trembling. I move without thinking, lowering myself beside her, my tall frame folding to her level. I guide her head into the crook of my neck, my hand smoothing down her back, and I shush her softly, not to silence her, but to wrap her in safety. She…