Thomas and Christine lived a good life in the city. They had been married for years and enjoyed a healthy sex life. But, as with most good things, life took a turn for the worse.
Christine got a call that Thomas had been injured at work. It was a freak accident and he was rushed to the hospital.
Christine arrived as quickly as she could manage and was told that Thomas would make a full recovery, but would need at least 6-8 weeks off of work to heal. Christine sat by his bed and cried silently while he slept.
The next day Thomas returned home to bed rest and Christine waited on him, tending to his needs and making sure he was comfortable. She was preparing his lunch in the kitchen.
"Are you serious? You cant do any more than that?" Thomas asked someone on the phone. "Okay, I understand. Thanks anyway." There was a moment of silence, followed by Thomas yelling "Fuck!"
Christine hurried to the room. "What's wrong?"
"Work is going to approve temporary disability, but it only covers 2/3rds of my regular pay."
Christine blinked, and understood why he was upset. "We will never make it on that. We were barely scraping by as it was."
"Don't you think I know that?" Thomas snapped. He sighed. "I'm sorry" he gestured to his body. "Theres not much I can do in this state. If I could get a part time job, I would. But working would negate the disability payments."
"What if you worked under the table?" Christine asked.
Thomas shook his head. "Any jobs that I could get that would pay like that I'm not able to do in this condition."
Christine laid next to him they held each other. "We'll figure it out," she said.
By Monday everything had been sorted out. Christine would work a part time job as an Uber driver to cover the bills. Neither of them were extremely happy about this, but it was the only thing they could think of.
The SUV that Christine owned helped to get nearly-constant fares for the next few months. Everything was going well, and Christine's need to work was almost over. It was the last run of the last day that things changed.