The Marriage Counselor. (Woman x intersex)

eighty-three.

UNEDITED. Comments or no smut.

chapter eighty-three:

Danielle stared up at the ceiling with a blank expression on her face. She was shutting down, it starting once she overheard Nura and Nour arguing. Nour stormed out and hadn't been back since, Nura yelling loudly in Arabic behind him before going to pick up the kids.

He didn't come back for dinner, the kids asking where he was. Danielle simply said he was working, the dinner table tense as she moved the rice and peppered steak around on her plate with her fork. She felt nauseous but just told everyone that she was tired.

Danielle sighed and sat up, her stomach cramping slightly causing her to huff. She couldn't sleep, looking over at the time and rolling her eyes. It was after one a.m, Danielle wishing she was back in Greece. She thought about how perfect everything was, smiling as quickly as it dropped from her face.

The woman stood, slipping on her house shoes and walking out of her bedroom. She checked on Nubia, the infant sleeping on her back as she snored. Danielle smiled before walking out of Nubia's room and into Sophia's. She was also asleep, the young child snoring as she laid on her side.

She finally checked on her boys, opening the door and nearly jumping out of her skin as Nour's slender body sat on the floor next to Elias' bed. She calmed her breath, slowly turning on the light where it was a small glow yet just enough to see everything. Nour was asleep with his head leaned against Elias' mattress as he sat on the ground. His legs were crossed, his mouth half open as he snored quietly.

Danielle swallowed back her tears before walking over and leaning down. She touched the side of her husband's face, rubbing his cheek softly.

"Baby..wake up. Come to bed." Danielle whispered. Nour stirred, his eyes opening slightly as he lifted his head to see his wife standing over him as she rubbed his cheek.

"What happened? What time is it?" He asked as he wiped his face, his tired red eyes finding hers. He looked exhausted and as if he was crying, Danielle biting her lip to keep her own tears at bay.

"It's after one. Nothing happened. Come to bed, you fell asleep in here."

Nour nodded slightly before standing, Danielle never getting tired of watching his tall body tower over hers. They both walked out, Danielle shutting off the light and closing the door. Nour was already changing out of his clothes, keeping his sports bra and matching boxers on his body as he crawled into bed and laid down. Danielle did the same, a significant distance between them as they both laid on each end of the bed.

Danielle's chin trembled as she shrunk into herself, letting out a quiet breath when she heard the same come from Nour. His was deeper, Nour feeling ashamed of himself for allowing things to get this far. Suddenly the bed shifted, Danielle wrapping her arms around Nour from behind as she hitched a leg over his. Her warmth overlapped his, Nour melting into his wife's arms as they cuddled under the duvet.

"I love you."

"I love you."

Danielle let out a shaky breath, her tears finally escaping as she held him tighter. His fingers laced with hers, Danielle's body starting to tremble against his, triggering his own tears.

"Im pregnant." It was barely a whisper, Nour freezing which made Danielle only hold him tighter. She shook her head against him as he started to turn to face her, but froze again at her words.

"I don't know if I want it. We have so much on our plate already and I know we didn't think about protection-"

"No.. we can do it baby. Don't say that." Nour breathed as he turned around to face her despite her protests. She huffed and wiped her face as she sat up.

"No we can't. I can't. Not when we're like this. There were already so many worries with Nubia-"

"And we can prepare now. We're finding out early this time, right? Have you been to the doctor?" Nour asked.

"I don't know I only took a few tests. My period is a month late. I haven't gotten it since we came home from Greece." Nour let out a sigh as he sat up against the headboard. They both stared into the dark room that was lowly lit by their fire place. The moon hid in its shadow, leaving the night sky dark as Danielle turned toward the window.

"Let's think about this. Please?"

"I feel off, Nour. I haven't been feeling well. And the stress.."

"I know we have a lot to talk about. I know that we do. I just..I don't know how to tell you what's going on."

"Why? Why do you always have such a hard time opening up to me? Yet you demand me to trust you. I've taken your last name and I've had your child. Isn't that enough to see that I want to be here? No matter how much my mind has been telling me to just run, my heart just overpowers it. We're only been married such a short time and I already feel like this. You're pushing me away and I can't wait around any longer. We've been through enough together. You watched me kill a man in cold blood." Danielle whispered the last part as she wiped her face, Nour staring down toward her with sad eyes as he took in her words.

"I know-"

"No. You don't know. Because if you did then we wouldn't be having the same conversation over and over again. I understand if I'm asking for too much-"

"You're not. You're not."

"Then why does it feel like I am?" Danielle whispered harshly as she glared up at him with watery eyes. Nour sighed shakily as he held his own tears back, his mind racing as he felt his anxiety spread in his chest.

"It's me..it's me.." Nour suddenly cried as he laid his head onto Danielle's lap, sobbing quietly into her stomach. Danielle stared down in shock before rubbing his back as her own tears dripped down her chin.

"You tell me everything right now. After this..any other lies will lead to our end."