Labor Pains
Some stories just keep on growing
Comedyco-workers relationshiplyingwoman directorpublisherpublishing housefake pregnancyworkplace romance
A lighthearted workplace comedy built on a escalating lie, where a woman's fake pregnancy scheme generates both romantic entanglement and comedic chaos.
A young woman pretends to be pregnant in order to avoid being fired from her job. When that gets her a bunch of special treatment by everyone involved in her life, she tries to keep up the lie for nine months.
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