He sat on the couch, his eyes fixed on his pregnant wife Sassypantz as she blew up a big, red balloon. She was trying to distract him, and it was working. Her full lips puckered as she blew, her cheeks inflating with each burst of air. The sound of the balloon expanding was almost deafening, and he couldn't help but stare.

Just moments before, he had tried to express his doubts about sharing her with other men. He had voiced his concerns about the arrangement, about how it made him feel inadequate and emasculated. But she had just smiled, a sly glint in her eye, and reached for the...

He sat on the couch, his eyes fixed on his pregnant wife Sassypantz as she blew up a big, red balloon. She was trying to distract him, and it was working. Her full lips puckered as she blew, her cheeks inflating with each burst of air. The sound of the balloon expanding was almost deafening, and he couldn't help but stare.

Just moments before, he had tried to express his doubts about sharing her with other men. He had voiced his concerns about the arrangement, about how it made him feel inadequate and emasculated. But she had just smiled, a sly glint in her eye, and reached for the balloon.

Now, as she tied off the balloon and began to play with it, he felt his anxiety dissipate. She batted the balloon back and forth, her hands moving quickly as she giggled and teased him. He couldn't help but laugh, his worries momentarily forgotten.

But then, the sound of a voice from the bedroom broke the spell. "Hey, beautiful. I'm waiting."

His wife's eyes locked onto his, a mischievous spark igniting within them. He watched, feeling a pang of humiliation, as she sauntered out of the room, the balloon bobbing behind her.