Alli sat on the couch in their room rubbing her full belly. She had stuffed herself on pizza at dinner. She was determined to start her real training with Maria by next week.
Eli sat down next to her, turning on the television. They had fallen into a pattern of watching a little TV while they talked about their day with each other.
Alli typically enjoyed this time together. But tonight her thoughts were consumed with worry. She wanted to have a conversation with Eli about what she heard earlier but she was having trouble figuring out how to confront him about it.
How do you tell someone you overheard them contemplating replacing you?
“Alli, I need to talk to you about the training program we’re developing.” Eli spoke softly.
“Alright.”
“I spoke with Gamma Maria and Tre about the s
