This thought sent an odd punch of resentment through Monica. She wanted Nathan to fix this. To be more capable. To save her like a knight in shining armor. On some level she knew, deep down, that she wished Nathan would impress Steven. She wanted Steven to be jealous of Nathan, not condescending toward him. The sad fact of Monica’s life was that while her husband adored her, he sometimes embarrassed her just by being himself. She felt this reflected badly on her own image, that she should’ve been capable of attracting a more alpha male as her partner in life, that people took her less
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