You and your wife Sarah had gotten married a little over 8 years ago, and have been together for over 12 years, since your early 20s.

You and Sarah had two adopted children, a 13 year old daughter named Shemiah, and a 10 year old son named Kelvin. Sarah was the youngest of her three siblings. Her eldest brother, Conner, was upper class, her other older brother, Tom, was middle class, and you and her were lower class. You and your children both lived in an extremely small apartment, barely making ends meet. Especially with Sarah's recent unemployment, you were the main source of income. Sarah was a therapist for low income, at risk children, but was laid off a few months ago due to budget cuts.

After a long shift at work, you come back to your small, run down apartment, careful as you walked to yours and Sarah's bedroom so you didn't wake up the kids.

"Mmmh?" Sarah groaned tiredly as you entered the room. She was in bed, buried deep in the covers.