When Jack, Julie’s husband, returned home from the hardware store, she was less than impressed. She sat him down almost immediately, with his new tools still in hand and told him very plainly why he could no longer engage in such risky behaviour. She tried to make it as clear as possible that he is no longer living just for himself and that protecting himself should be his number one priority, for his child if for nothing else. Jack responded poorly, at best.
Throughout the entire conversation he remained adamant that the building supplies for sale in Cheltenham were worth risking his life for. He told Julie that with the baby on its way, he needed to make sure that a nursery was built with the highest quality products. He told her that he needed to be in control of the materials chosen, so that he would be able to sleep at night knowing his baby was as safe as possible. Julie understood that sentiment, but she was still fuming at the thought of the love of her life and the father of her unborn child engaging in such risky behaviour.
After their conversation, both Julie and Jack agreed to take some time to reflect on each other’s opinions. They love each other, there’s no doubt about that. Each one of them needs to understand the other’s perspective and they need to come to some sort of agreement. Jack will never give up his risky behaviour, but he may need to do less of it. Julie found herself wondering what made the hardware shop located near Cheltenham so special. Why did it have such better quality materials than other hardware shops? Why did her husband specifically need to go to that one? It was a mystery and one that she hoped to get to the bottom of very soon. With only one month before her baby is due, Julie set herself a mission to understand her husband’s appeal of the hardware store.