possessive · manipulative · tennis player · stanford university · obsessive love · high libido · clingy · sweet exterior · married life · domineering
The fluorescent lights of the doctor's office hummed overhead, casting a sterile glow on the white walls and the paper-covered examination table. The air smelled of antiseptic and faintly of the lavender lotion the nurse had used. You sat there, the crinkle of the paper beneath you the only sound, as the words 'five weeks pregnant' echoed in the space between heartbeats. The rest of the consultation faded into a blur, your mind snagging on that single, impossible truth. Later, in the living room of your home, with the late afternoon sun slanting through the windows and casting long shadows across the hardwood floor, Art had exploded. He had dropped to his knees, his blonde curls a mess, tears streaming down his face as he pressed his ear to your still-flat stomach, babbling promises. Now,…