July 1, 2023
“Brenda, the waiter was incompetent! He messed up the order two times! He deserved to be shamed like that in front of everyone!” It sounded as though Greg was trying to convince himself and Brenda of this as he took his shoes off. The two had just returned from dinner, and it was clear that Brenda was not amused by Greg’s antics at the restaurant but hadn’t said anything. “I could have been worse. I was being nice, just complaining like I did!” Brenda still didn’t respond, ignoring Greg’s panicked justifications as she headed towards their shared bedroom. But instead of stopping at that door, she continued down the hallway to their playroom. Greg’s face dropped when Brenda reached for the door handle, his panic now justified as he knew what was coming. “This is […]