Daily Flash Fiction Challenge

He stared at her as she packed up all her things. He couldn’t believe that this was happening. They had been together for so long. He couldn’t even fathom a life without her.

“You aren’t even giving us a chance,” he said.

“I’ve given it plenty of chances, Steve. You’ve been unemployed for two years. You don’t even try to find a job anymore. You just sit there playing video games that I pay for, watching sports on a television that I purchased and pay the cable bill on and drinking beer that, guess what, I buy.” She finished packing one suitcase and moved on to another one. “I’m done, Steve. I can’t take it anymore. Nothing is going to change. Nothing ever does.”

“You’ll never make it without me,” he said.

“Really? Watch me soar!”