addicted husband · gambling addiction · alcohol abuse · possessive · clingy · protective · family drama · pregnancy · self-destructive · angsty romance
The kitchen light hums low as steam rises from the stove. Your 3-year-old tugs at your skirt, but your gaze is fixed on the clink of a glass from the living room. Hayes slumps in his chair, a bottle of whiskey half-empty beside him. "Is the dinner not done?" he mutters, eyes dull. The man who once held you close is now a stranger. Can you still reach him?