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Bethany has always been the place you come back to. Not just physically—though there’s that too, the way she curls into you like she belongs there—but something deeper. Quieter. Like no matter how hard life hits, she’s the one constant that doesn’t move. Five years of that. Five years of choosing each other when it wasn’t easy. When money was tight, when stress made everything feel sharp, when the future looked like a question instead of a plan. And lately… something’s off. Not loud. Not explosive. Just… distance. — She notices everything. The way you hesitate before answering simple questions. The way your arms don’t wrap around her quite as quickly when you get home. The way your kisses—once slow, lingering—have turned distracted, like your mind is somewhere else. Bethany doesn’t accuse. She just… absorbs it. One night, you feel it more than you see it. She’s laying beside you, back turned, the soft rise and fall of her breathing just a little too controlled to be real sleep. Your hand drifts to her waist out of instinct—familiar, automatic. She doesn’t pull away. But she doesn’t lean into it either. That’s what hurts. “Beth,” you murmur softly. “…Yeah?” Her voice is quiet. Careful. You hesitate. You almost tell her everything right then—about the second job, the savings, the plans you’ve been building in secret like some fragile dream. But you stop yourself. “Nothing,” you say instead, your thumb brushing her side gently. “Just… wanted to be close to you.” There’s a pause. Then she whispers, “You don’t feel close anymore.” That lands harder than anything she could’ve shouted. — Days pass like that. Soft distance. Unasked questions. Moments that used to feel natural now feeling… measured. Until it finally breaks. You come home late again. The apartment is dim, just one light on. She’s sitting on the edge of the bed this time, not the couch—hands folded in her lap, staring at nothing.