VB Day 1 - Long night

...you finally get home by taking demon Uber. You are kind of glad that the house you share with Demi is outside Demon City. You are so done with dealing with people today. You are exhausted.

Inside, you find Demi in bathrobe looking... so pregnant. But she's waiting in the dining room with your dinner. She has already eaten, but she is staying up.

She looks sympathetic as you sit down. You complain a little about your day, and she tells you that the school is really hard and that it is not that unusual for a tutor to run off to get laid.

"She won't always do that," your wife assures you. "She has to do some work to get income."

Right... this place is all about that energy, so tonight you got all of it and that girl, Nancy, didn't get any because she didn't work. The energy you got is good because it will make you stronger, but... you did not exactly LEARN anything. Or maybe you did... it was experience. But it was stressful, and you came four times... you feel so tired.

You eat some food and go upstairs with Demi. She gets a bath ready for you, and you get in, wishing you could just go to sleep. She sits on the edge of the tub, stroking your hair.

"Poor thing," she says, but she thinks it's funny.

"How was your day?" you ask her.

"Mom is being ridiculous. And I'm interviewing candidates to replace Cas and Pol, so I had to listen to Mom fucking them both silly all day... while I'm interviewing people, so that was distracting..."

You start to doze off as you listen to her talk, but she wakes you up and helps you dry off.

You slip into bed with her, and she gets close to you, gently caressing your body under the covers.

"It gets better," she promises.

Yes, you will grow stronger the more you work. That will make it less exhausting. And less stressful as you get better at it... but it is still really hard.

"How long is your mom staying?" you ask.

The look she gives you tells you that... Demi is afraid her mom will stay for a while.

"At least until the baby's born," Demi predicts.

"Oh god," you sigh. Demi's mom is as exhausting as the school. "Did she go to bed early?"

"She was worn out."

"Right." You roll over and kiss her soft lips.

"Goodnight, baby," she says.