As soon as I step into the house, I am welcomed with the mouth-watering smell of roasted chicken. Keeping my stuff, on the couch I walk straight to the kitchen to find Adam stirring a pot of something.

"Hello, dear husband." I make him jump in his spot when I snake my arms around him as he has been unaware of my presence since his headphones are on.

"Shit!" He lightly laughs taking them off, and placing them on the counter, "You just nearly gave me a heart attack."

"What are you cooking?" I ask at the same time I peek into the pot to find mashed potatoes in the making, "And is that roasted chicken which I am smelling?" I take a long whiff of the smell and sigh contentedly.

"Yes, mashed potatoes and roasted chicken for the dinner." he winds his arm around my neck and kisses my hair, "Go freshen up and rest for a while, I will call when the dinner is ready."

"You are sounding like a wife." I laugh.

"Why? Is it only the responsibility of a wife to look after her husband?" He arches an eyebrow, "Because what I believe it is the responsibility of both to take care of each other."

"Why doesn't this world have more Adams like you?" I say in a dramatic tone looking heavenward.

"There can be, but for that, we have to sacrifice our sleep and work together to bring more Adams to this world." He winks at me while a boyish grin adorns his face which makes me laugh loudly.

This man! He can change the direction of any conversation to whichever way he likes.

"Well, I am all up for providing my services for the betterment of the world." I shrug, trying to control my laughter but failing miserably.

"We'll discuss this matter later in detail, Mrs. Williams." He nods his head pretending to look serious.

"Looking forward to the discussion, Mr.Williams," I reply with a cheeky smile.

Shaking his head at me with a smile, he gets back to finish preparing mashed potatoes as I decide to have a quick shower in the meantime.

"Hot chocolate for my hot husband." Giving him the mug, I settle on the bean bag, while he is sitting on the other one as we decided to sit outside on the patio.

"Thanks." He smiles as he takes a small sip.

Adam seems a little bit anxious throughout the dinner and since hot chocolate is his favorite so I thought to make it for him. Hopefully, this will help his nerves to calm down and he would be able to share with me what is bothering him.

"So now, will you tell me what's the matter?" I ask tucking my one leg underneath me.

I watch him take a deep breath as if he is preparing himself mentally or just buying a few more moments for himself.

"I am losing my job." He sighs and closes his eyes.

Silently, I wait for him to continue giving him my full attention.

"Why aren't you saying something?" He opens his eyes and frowns at me.

"Okay?" I nod my head, looking at him with confusion.

"Okay?" He scoffs, "Hannah, I have told you I am going to be jobless and you are just saying okay?"

"Adam, I am waiting for you to tell me what is the main issue which got you so worked up." I frown not understanding what is the big deal about it.

I mean it is not like he will not get any work. People lose jobs they get another, that's how it works, right?

"Me losing my job doesn't seem to you a big issue?" He asks in disbelief.

"Well, no." I shake my head in no, "I mean for some days you will be at home, but you are qualified and experienced enough that any company will hire you, so yeah... nothing much to worry about."

"Not some days, Hannah, it can be months before I get another job." He tiredly rubs his hand over his face, "It is not easy to find a job so quickly."

"But everything was fine before you left. So what happened suddenly?" I ask.

Moving the bean bag near him, I sit beside him.

"It just looks like the company suddenly realize that they don't need a legal advisor anymore." He scoffs, "But I knew the truth that they have hired someone else who is ready to work for them at a lower salary than mine."

"What?" My eyebrows pinch together in annoyance, "This is bullshit. They can't fire you like that."

"They can." He nods his head, "There is this contract called at-will employment, under which they can fire any employee for no reason, and also the employee can leave the job anytime they want."

"They called me today to inform me about their decision, however, they are giving me one-month notice because I have been working for them for a long time." His jaws clenched together showing his annoyance and irritation.

His agitation is legit, even if I am fired from the place where I have been working for around four years I will be pissed.

"I have just got settled in my life, and now this." Leaning forward he clasps his hands in front of him, "It is so stressful to deal with all this."

Of course, it is not easy for someone like him who had a secured job and a good monthly income. Because now things will be different, maybe difficult too. But nothing we can't handle.

"So do you have any plans, what are you going to do?" I ask as I try to think about what can we do to make things better for him.

"I am feeling clueless, it is just like starting everything from the beginning." Shaking his head, he releases a tired breath.

"I have got loans to pay, I have bought this house. There other expenses to which I have to take care." He swallows, looking defeated, "I will not find a job soon, which will help me able to cover all this stuff."

"Adam, you don't have to worry about all this stuff." I place a hand on his back, "I can take care of everything."

"No, Hannah, I can't let you." He lifts his head up and looks me dead in the eye, "You are my responsibility to take care of. You should not be the one dealing with all this, it is my job."

"Adam, you were the only one who has said that it is the responsibility of both of us to take care of each other. Then why are you not letting me take care of you when I can?"

"This is different." He looks away, shaking his head.

"No, it is not," I say in a firm tone, "You are not the only one to whom this house belongs to, as much as it is yours, it is mine too."

"We are in this together, so we are going to deal with this together." I hold his hand.

"But first you are going to go and give your resignation to your company tomorrow." I smile as an idea comes to my mind which will hopefully turn out to be successful but I will tell him that idea later when his mind will be calm enough to understand.

Until then I will gather as much information I can, so when I am talking to him I have everything sorted out.

"What difference will it make, it is going to be the same thing. I will have no work in the end." His face scrunched up in confusion.

"It is different, they are not the one who is going to fire you. But you are the one who is going to leave them at your own will." I nod my head at him trying to make him see my point, "They are pretending that by giving you this one-month notice they are doing you a favor which is certainly not the case. If what you believe is true, then they are giving this time to the person who is replacing you to get settled. Because it is not easy to take over someone's place and settle in which such short notice. So you are going to stop working for them this instant. "

"Adam, it is time that they should learn what they have lost and let them suffer by leaving them high and dry," I smirk looking at him.

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