Amber was looking forward to a weekend with her feet up and binge-watching more episodes of “Euphoria” with her husband, Paul. They had been married twelve years, and it was still just the two of them, no kids. After a period of sadness, they were now in a much better place emotionally after they had learned a few years ago that Amber was unable to get pregnant. They had accepted the fact and were content to spoil their n...

It had been nearly four weeks since Amber had come home from work on an otherwise normal Friday to find a watery mess on her living room floor, caused by a leaking toilet upstairs. Their homeowners insurance had agreed to cover the replacement of their flooring and the ceiling damage, but Amber and Paul, married twelve years with no children, had to replace the toilet themselves. The damage to their modest middle-class ho...