Man***

"Lexi, I can really explain!" I holler up the stairs. She needs to know that it was a mistake. I didn't think about what I was doing. "Trey, if you really know what's good for you, you'll leave me alone for a few hours. I need to fucking think." I hear her yell back through her tears. I wait in our living room for over two hours, talking quietly to myself and convincing myself that she'll be fine. Slowly, I walk up the stairs and up to our bedroom door. I knock gently and ask, in a low voice, "Lexi, can I please come in?" I hear her unlock the door and I walk in. She's sitting on our bed, her arms wrapped around her legs. I explain everything that occurred that night in the hopes that she won't leave me... for the second time. Thankfully, she crawls into my lap and gives me a kiss on my cheek. "You're lucky this time. As punishment, you have to clean out Magick's litter box." She smiles and prances out the door.