Interrupted Bliss

“I’m a big girl, Hayes.”

“I know.”

“So I can walk downstairs.”

“I also know.”

“So stop carrying me.”

“I’m thinking about it.”

“You’ve been thinking about it for three months.”

“And I’ve made the decision that carrying you is still the better option.”

She narrowed her eyes at me.

“I’m getting heavy.”

I looked at her like she’d just said the dumbest thing I’d ever heard.

“Baby, you’re car