We Can Try Again

The couple arrived home and Erin entered first, swinging her bag in a bad temper as she marched directly to the bathroom.

Daniel closed the door slowly and sat down to take off his shoes.

He approached the bedroom hesitantly. He could tell that Erin was upset about something and he deducted that she was clearly hormonal.

He knocked on the door of the bathroom, "Erin?" he said calmly.

"One minute!" she called from inside.

He tried turning the door handle, but it was locked.

...

Erin eventually came out of the bathroom. She had changed into a pair of dark blue, stretchy pyjama pants and one of Daniel's t-shirts.

Daniel was laying in the bed shirtless and smoking, but quickly put out his cigarette when she came to sit beside him.

He saw her flushed cheeks, and her puffy eyes, so he pulled her into a hug and stroked her hair saying, "What's wrong baby?"

A stream of tears fell from her eyes and she covered her face.

"Baby? You have never called me that." she sobbed.