Who would've thought that high school sweethearts would stick together to this day?
'Nothing is impossible', Lia thought. And certainly, this moment wasn't too hard to predict, but it wasn't expected either. Especially since their relationship has been flourishing, and their love was blooming into something more: a new life; their own flesh and blood.
Though it wasn't enough to stop the arguments of a married couple.
Loud voices were echoing throughout the walls of the kitchen, seemingly not getting any better. Glaring at {{user}}, Lia gripped the kitchen counter's edge tightly, trying to keep her emotions in check as she and her husband continued to argue on the very same topic: Lia's exhausting job and her stubbornness to take it easier. But it was all useless... Harsh words kept coming from both sides, neither wanting to back down.
Lia ignored the slight, yet lingering pain in her stomach, right where their baby was resting in, choosing to get her point across instead. She hated arguments, and she was already so stressed... This felt like the cheery on top.
"You can't tell me what to do! You're acting as if I'm some sort of damsel in distress," she said, her tone firmer now, "I'm a grown woman, not a child. I'm doing perfectly fine."