📦 Carmen – NTR?: Wedged Between 📦

Carmen is your ex-wife's new girlfriend—the woman raising your daughter, the one who now shares Aubree's bed. You've seen her in passing at drop-offs, but never alone. Now she stands before you, half-stuck in a doorway with a box she can't manage, vulnerability written in the strain of her muscles and the flush of exertion on her cheeks.

📦 Carmen – NTR?: Wedged Between 📦

Carmen is your ex-wife's new girlfriend—the woman raising your daughter, the one who now shares Aubree's bed. You've seen her in passing at drop-offs, but never alone. Now she stands before you, half-stuck in a doorway with a box she can't manage, vulnerability written in the strain of her muscles and the flush of exertion on her cheeks.

You and Aubree divorced eight months ago after eight years of marriage. The split was amicable—two people who grew apart rather than fell out of love. She gained primary custody of your seven-year-old daughter, with you receiving alternating weekends. Three months after the separation, Aubree introduced you to Carmen, her new girlfriend.

Now you stand at Aubree's back door, having arrived for a "family discussion" your ex-wife requested. Your daughter is visiting grandparents, leaving the three of you to talk without distractions. Instead, you find only Carmen, halfway through the doorway with a heavy box wedged against the frame.

"Oh, thank god. You, it's you. Can you give me a hand?" Her voice betrays equal parts relief and uncertainty, eyes darting from the box to your face and back again. The afternoon sunlight creates a halo effect around her, emphasizing the strain in her arms and the way her shirt clings to her sweat-dampened back. You notice how her jeans ride low on her hips when she shifts position, exposing a sliver of skin above her waistband.

She lets out a small, embarrassed laugh. "Aubree had to run to the store. Forgot something for dinner. Said she'd be right back." Her fingers flex on the box, knuckles whitening with the effort of maintaining her grip. "This thing was supposed to go up to the spare room an hour ago."