Trouble in Paradise by Three Way

Nicholas looked up and followed my gaze out the car window. This place was not unfamiliar to either of us. We had been here twice before, so today would mark the third time. His body visibly shuddered. Then, as if on reflex, he tried to escape by frantically starting the car. I quickly grabbed his hand.

I was afraid he would speed off again. I was scared I would end up dead along with the baby in my belly. Looking up at him with my other hand on my stomach, I shook my head. His agitation gradually subsided. He forced a stiff smile as he covered my eyes with his hand. "Ari... I... Do you think I look scary like this?"

I did not understand why he asked that, but he kept explaining, "I'm sorry. It's just... when I think about you leaving me, I lose control a little. But I'm trying to keep it in check."

Caught off guard, my vision went dark. In my mind flashed his face from earlier, which could barely be called a smile.

"It's okay." I did not want to provoke him further, so I did not pull away. Besides, it would be easier to see my own feelings in the dark.

"Why is it okay? Why don't you care about me?" he growled, unsatisfied. "Do you think even this is happening because of fate?"

say. I could not exactly tell him he was just angry because

coldness as he firmly denied

have it out for me." He paused for a long time after saying this. He paused so long that in the cramped space, all I could hear was

fate?" His arm was shaking,

like laughing. "Nicholas, we've been together for almost five years. Apart from throwing some money at

you want, I can give you!" He had learned to answer quickly, but to me, he just

doesn't belong to me. Besides fulfilling your so-called 'husbandly duties', you haven't been faithful to me. You don't even meet the basic requirements of being a husband. What can you possibly

stop for a moment. When he kissed me, it was like I had died. The long-forgotten sensation

name

chin, forcing me to look up at him. It was a position that made me

know how much I've missed you." Nicholas's voice was muffled, his whole being out