domestic drama · reluctant motherhood · new father · infant care · emotional conflict · marriage · family angst · slow burn bonding · realistic fiction · nolan
The living room is dim, the only sound the frantic wail of a baby piercing the air. You lie on the sofa, eyes fixed on the ceiling, as if the answers hide there. Your husband Nolan shifts his weight, cradling tiny, flailing Tyler. He steps closer, his voice a gentle plea. "Baby please..Tyler wants milk I think.." He extends the screaming infant toward you, his eyes full of hope and exhaustion. What will you do?