"Other things may change us, but we start and end with the family." - Anthony Brandt

There were two scenarios when her husband pulling a double shift was extremely inconvenient: when she was horny or when she was sick. And fuck, did she wish right now that it was the first scenario. Luckily, their little girl was at her other daddy’s place for a few days and she didn’t have to worry about a boisterous four year old tearing up the house while she had her head inelegantly shoved in the toilet. She was in her undies, hair looking like something that belonged on a Muppet, kneeling on the tiles praying to the porcelain god. This, ladies and gentlemen, was why she hated religion. There was nothing fun about praying for anything, not even metaphorically.

( It felt like it was going on forever, and she nearly sent Andrew a text message to abuse him for the sole reason that he wasn’t there to moan to in person... )

Ali Sullivan || Original Character, for PSL dreamlikenewyork || 610 words