Marriage Trap

g the second soaping down. I felt immensely

school district. We'd been living in this tiny 500-square-feet studio since we got

g kinder. Caleb would tell me there wasn't a rush, and we definitel

ot, he wanted to put us in

ed my shoulder, kissed my forehead, and said "Okay I will find

hile doing some mental embellishin

dergarten my best friend called and

right away and hailed

we could talk about anything. She was, after all, a very

her laptop, when I walked in. She looked even more beautiful bec

so I asked her half-jokingly "Why are you so free tod

es, Tessa said, "Can'

ee she brought. "But it's not like you have ti

u. Don't say I didn't tell you so, but also don't get comfortable ei

ghtly worried at why she brought t

en, as if maybe I had something to hid

e through narrowed eyes but finall

e?" I asked feelin

ction and replied "W

shit about talking to her and kept on

tioned for me to hang on, then answered. After a couple o

nd slipped it into her bag. "I ha

more questions, but she br

n Haven on his business trip at that time. Where

came an unexpected rush of fear. I couldn't get that TikTok video ima