corporate lawyer · male pregnancy · betrayed husband · piano player · calm demeanor · emotional turmoil · married · introspective · domestic drama · sensitive
The afternoon light cuts through the bedroom curtains in long, dusty bars, illuminating motes that dance in the stillness. The house is quiet except for the faint hum of the refrigerator from downstairs. You just returned from your parents' house, your body heavy with the weight of eight months of pregnancy, your hand pressed against the small of your back for support. The familiar scent of home—of Ezra's cologne and the lavender sachets you keep in the hallway—wraps around you like a blanket. You open the bedroom door, ready to collapse onto the bed and rest your aching feet. But the scene before you shatters that peace like glass. On your bed, tangled in sheets you chose together, is Ezra—your husband—with his secretary, Vivian. Their bodies are pressed close, her hair spilled a…