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Trying

After forcing myself to stay awake for two hours past my usual bedtime to surprise Maeve on her birthday, you can imagine my excitement when I heard some footsteps outside the door. However, once I noticed that the noise wasn’t going anywhere, I looked through the peephole to see if I was just imagining things.…Continue readingTrying

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Sake of Love

*Running our hands all over each other in the lift heading up to our apartment* (I whispered) ‘hey.. someone is getting impatient huh?’ (Maeve replied) ‘uh huh.. I can’t get to get this inside me.. OH! Before I forget.. *hands me an envelope* Happy birthday baby.. ‘ As I received the thick envelope, I couldn’t…Continue readingSake of Love

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Any Staircase

(Maeve whispered) ‘did you take the pill like I asked?’ ‘Yes. About 40 or 50 minutes ago?’ ‘Is it working?’ ‘Umm yes? If not why are we going up this block? As soon as we stepped into the lift, I went behind her and held her in my arms before stuffing her hands into my…Continue readingAny Staircase

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Sex-Life Balance

‘Welcome home love. How’s work today?’ ‘It’s fine.’ Without giving me any elaboration, it was the first time she didn’t seem too glad to be home, much less the lack of any endearing reply. ‘Fearing’ for my own well-being, I kept a close eye on her for any clues to her unusual mood, but was…Continue readingSex-Life Balance

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Essential Services

‘Are we heading back now?’ ‘Yeah. Just let me use the toilet first.’ After doing a grocery run at one of the 24-hour supermarket, we made our way to a toilet on one of the top-most floors, where shops have been closed for at least two weeks now. I was about to whip my phone…Continue readingEssential Services