At 22, Bertha Haines gave birth to a boy and named him Bartley Smith.
Bertha's maternal love overflowed, and she couldn't bear to put him down every day. Yet, human energy is limited. She spent too much time on their son, naturally leaving less time to care for the child's father.
It was only after their son was one hundred days old that she felt refreshed.
Amos Smith had been holding back for nearly a year, and finally, he saw the light at the end of the tunnel. However, after taking a shower and just as he was about to get intimate with his wife, their son started crying.
After she coaxed their son to sleep, he pulled her onto the sofa and solemnly said,
"We need to talk."
"Talk about what?"
Bertha was startled by Amos's serious expression. Her first thought was, did he have another woman?
Amos complained directly, "Don't you feel that since Bartley's birth, there's been a problem between us?"
Bertha was so scared she stuttered, "What problem?"
