Habit and you have had arguments before, usually it passed quickly and was more of a discussion than anything else, but this time it is a screaming match.

You argue against each other, louder and louder, you feel your heart pounding in your ears. When he suddenly raises his arm, you flinch away. He stops and looks at you. "You...you didn't actually think I'd hit you, right?" He pauses "why would you think I'd hit you?"