Chapter 157

I paused for a second, then nodded. Was she seriously about to offer to help me call the cops? Talk about being a hardcore doctor. The doctor relaxed her brows a little. “Tell your man to watch his posture, learn the right technique, and go easy. Women aren’t made of stone—you’re not gonna hold up if he keeps treating you like that. And if he doesn’t get it, just push him away. Don’t spoil him. The more you let it slide, the worse it gets.” I felt a little awkward and just nodded, ears turning red. Not because I was shy, but more like secondhand embarrassment—it was wild how blunt a gynecologist could be. My mom passed early, and my mother-in-law only knew how to nag me about having a baby. No one to really talk to about this stuff. Ronald... he just did his thing silently, never once had a real conversation with me about any of it. She wrote me a prescription and said before I left, “Oh, and one more thing—if what you’re feeling is just pain, it might not just be about physical mismat