Chapter 5
Things settled down somewhat between me and Jay following our argument over Olivia’s pregnancy. He spent a few more nights in the spare bedroom before finally apologizing for acting like a d**k and returning to the bed we shared. But even though we were sleeping together again, the situation was far from perfect. We were cautious with each other in a way we hadn’t been in the past. I was afraid of saying something that might set him off and he seemed afraid of saying something that might piss me off, so we had short, stilted conversations about mundane topics. (“The Phillies lost.” “Really? That’s too bad.”) Even our normally stable s*x life was suffering. We still made love, but it wasn’t the full-throttled experience I’d come to expect. Jay was tepid, at best. He certainly was
