"Hey babe, I'm home and I have great news!" Lucas shouted as he walked through the door of their small two bedroom apartment.
"Do you know what today was" his wife quietly asked him as he walked into their bedroom with a look of complete disappointment on her.
"Umm a day for great news?" Lucas said in a happy voice trying to lighten her mood.
"Today was my doctor's appointment. Did you even remember?" his wife sternly asked him. At that revelation Lucas looked down refusing to meet his wife's angry glare.
"Hun I'm sorry I just got so excited when this editor called wanting to publish my book that I just kind of lost track off time" His wife nodded, but still didn't say anything.
Lucas was silent for a moment before saying "did you hear me? I'm getting my book published?"
"Yeah I heard you" was his wife's cold reply. The couple sat in silence for what seemed like hours but in reality was only a couple of minutes. Finally his wife broke the silence "Do you even want to know what he said this time?" Lucas let a sigh of frustration out before replying "Well I don't even need to ask because he says the same thing every time we go." Lucas glanced up to catch his wife's unbelieving stare.
"Lucas" she yelled, her frustration had not turned into seething anger "Why are you acting life you don't care. You said you wanted a baby just as bad as I do" ugh she moaned in frustration before saying "what is going on with you?"
Lucas sat and reflected on what his wife had just said. He realized that he just better be honest and deal with the repercussions of his wife's anger. Letting out a slow calculated breath of air Lucas finally spoke up "Sure I want to have a baby with you. You know that, but I mean we have only been married for six months. What's the rush? Now that my book is being published I will have to travel more and now is just the right time. I mean come on maybe by us not getting pregnant right now is a sign that we should wait." Lucas glanced up quickly only to see the tears in his wife's eyes. He knew it was better to just sit and let her digest what he just said. The longer he sat in silence the more worried he grew and the angrier she grew. Lucas tried to test the waters by reaching his hand out the brush the tears from her face and asked "Are you okay?" As soon as those words flew out of his mouth he wished he could suck them right back up. Anger built up in his wife's eyes as she screamed "Do you think I'm okay? My husband just said he didn't want to have a baby anymore. I wish you would have told me before the 3 rounds of hormone injections and you didn't even consult with me about your book! I mean what is this traveling all about! Do you even need a wife because you sure are making all the decisions like you don't have one?" That last statement his a nerve as Lucas fired back " I tried to tell you the last time around that maybe this is too much for us to handle right now, but no you wanted a baby so bad and its not like you would even listen to my opinions about US raising a family!" Instead of getting an equally angry message from his wife Lucas received a calm "Well if this is too much for you too handle. I'll stay the night at Haley and Nate's tonight." Lucas just shook his head in response and watched as his wife has packed on overnight bag. Before walking out the door she said "Maybe tomorrow we can talk sensibly you know after we have had a night to cool down." His wife waited in the doorway for a reply and started to walk off when she heard "I won't be here tomorrow. The editor in New York wants to meet with me. I have a flight for 6 tomorrow morning and I'll be back by Monday, Tuesday at the latest" his wife grunted at this admission "Where you going to tell me? Or let me come home to an empty house. You know what don't answer that I'll just see you later" and with that his lovely wife strolled out leaving Lucas steaming with anger.