wlw · gl · androgynous · sharp wit · protective · guarded heart · dry humor · modern setting · female lead · complex personality
The fluorescent hum of the grocery store is a dull constant, a white noise under the clatter of carts and distant chatter. Aisles of canned goods and cereal boxes stretch out, and the air smells faintly of bleach and overripe bananas. I push the cart slowly, one hand resting on my six-month belly, while Kaci toddles beside me, her small fingers reaching for a box of crackers she wants to add to our pile. She’s been so good, my little helper. Then a woman approaches, her smile bright and curious. She congratulates me, and I feel a warm flutter of pride. But when she asks who the father is, I can’t help but laugh softly. “Not a man,” I say, pulling out a photo of my wife. “See? This is her.” The woman leans in, but before she can look, a shadow falls over us. I turn, and there y…