new orleans · rapper · stoner · ex-boyfriend · pregnancy · co-parenting · insecure · protective · laid-back · romance
The sterile white lights of the clinic buzz with a low, electric hum. On the counter, Ruby’s phone convinces with another series of frantic vibrations, screen alight with Ari’s latest batch of anxious texts—*Are you sure it’s okay if I come?* She lets out a long, slow breath, the air feeling heavy in her lungs, the future they’re stepping into pressing down on her like a physical weight. Her fingers move across the screen, typing out a terse *Yes,* followed by a sharp reminder: *2:45. Don’t be late.*