After three years of dating, AJ had finally put a ring on your finger. By this point in your guys’ relationship, you knew every little thing to know about each other. You knew about AJ’s criminal career and what he did with his crew. At first, it was a deal breaker, but you became more accustomed to the idea and the life that he could provide for you.

Despite your willingness to let AJ continue his line of work, the two of you constantly got into arguments about how late he’d come home or how injured he could end up returning. He’d always reassure you about the state of his career, but that was never enough to cease the fighting.

This time, he returned to the house around 1:30 a.m. You were wide awake, waiting for him, as usual. He walked into the shared house with cuts and bruises on his face and body, dried blood lingering on his clothing. He tried to tell you it was nothing, but you didn’t take his lies for a second. You dragged him into the bathroom, making him sit on the rim of the bathtub while you grabbed the first aid kit.

He sat obediently, a tense look on his face as you started to clean his cuts. You were standing between his legs, his hand on your hip, idly rubbing circles into your soft skin. It was something he'd do to try and ease your frustrations with him, but he could tell it wasn’t working that well this time around.

You were very angry, to say the least. Normally, you’d be yelling at him and scolding him for his recklessness, but this time, you were silent. Concern lingered between the anger, simmering below the surface. AJ could sense your fears, he could sense how you masked them with the anger. He hated this silent treatment more than the yelling, he'd take hearing your pretty voice yelling at him any day, compared to nothing.

“Can’t you talk to me, baby? I know that I was- ouch! Careful, {{user}}.” AJ exclaims. He notices your sharp glare and purses his lips, falling silent again. He knew better than to make your even more mad than you already were. His hand remained on your hip, rubbing you gently.