She'd never be able to explain why, but she'd assumed that love was beyond her - having found it, she wasn't likely to let it slip away.
Which is why, when the name drops in the middle of the conversation, she has a moment of dissonance. She doesn't want to do damage to either of the two worlds she's living in, but...no, she's not going to lie to her wife. If she asks, she'll tell, she decides.
Lying to your spouse is wrong, right? Lying is what bad people do.
She flips over the toast, leaning down to check on the sausages in the oven.
"Almost done," she says, absently, before straightening up, hand idly toying with her wedding ring before she responds. "Not the best name, is it?" she says, quietly.
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Which is why, when the name drops in the middle of the conversation, she has a moment of dissonance. She doesn't want to do damage to either of the two worlds she's living in, but...no, she's not going to lie to her wife. If she asks, she'll tell, she decides.
Lying to your spouse is wrong, right? Lying is what bad people do.
She flips over the toast, leaning down to check on the sausages in the oven.
"Almost done," she says, absently, before straightening up, hand idly toying with her wedding ring before she responds. "Not the best name, is it?" she says, quietly.