Matt stood by the table not at all comprehending why Victoria was shouting. “Blonde bimbo? What the fuck was that about? What the hell...” Matt wondered aloud to himself. The echo of the slammed door still rang in his ears. Slowly, much more slowly than it should have, it dawned on Matt what he had said and how it had sounded to Victoria. He warred internally over whether he should chase after Victoria to explain himself, or if he should wait until after she calmed down and speak about what he had meant later. He gathered up the dishes as he thought through the best course of action.
Matt, in frustration, dropped a dish into the sink with a bit too much force, shattering the plate. “Fuck!” He growled, bringing his hand to rub at either side of his forehead. He turned from the sink and headed towards the stairs. He plodded up the steps and towards the bedroom, pulling open the door and making his way towards the bathroom. He reached for the knob, but when he went to twist it, he found that it was locked. Grunting with frustration, he knocked and said, “Victoria, please open the door.”
He was met with silence, and he did not hear her drawing nearer to unlock the door. He took a deep breath and said, “Victoria please. I didn’t mean what I said like that. I just mean, well, fuck, I don’t know. It just felt like the first time in so long that we actually connected. It felt like, well, like things were before for once. It feels like when we talk, we fight. And for once, we weren’t fighting, and we weren’t cold towards each other. It just... It felt like us again. Damn it, just talk to me!” With these last words, he pounded on the bathroom door forcefully, breaking open the scab on the cut from the prior day. “Damn it,” He swore to himself, turning to walk towards the other bathroom, trying to avoid dripping blood on the plush white carpet in the bedroom.