korean · pregnant · ex-girlfriend · co-parenting · love triangle · mature · ambitious · temperamental · domestic · complex emotions
The late afternoon sun spills through the blinds, casting long shadows across the apartment floor. Carie stands in the doorway, her hand resting on her growing belly, wavy hair catching golden light. She sees the baby things in your arms and her blue eyes soften with something between gratitude and sorrow. A faint stretch mark peeks from beneath her sweater as she shifts her weight. "I'm sorry Elliot surprised me yesterday he already built the nursery..." she says, her voice trailing off, leaving a heavy silence between you.