Chapter 0494

Nina

The air between us was stifling. Enzo's eyes, usually the kind of warm brown that reminded me of a cozy, crackling fireplace, were now a stormy, uncertain hue.

He was hurt; that much was glaringly apparent.

"You're asking me if I would've had an abortion without telling you," I finally whispered, breaking the tension that was tightly gripping us both. "The truth, Enzo, is yes... I considered it."

Enzo looked like I had just jammed a knife through his chest. "Why?" he murmured. "We're supposed to be honest with each other, Nina. Why would you even consider keeping something like that from me?"

I said with a sigh, "I was scared, not just for me, but for you,

furrowed as he looked at me. "Scared for me? Nina, how

new job, Enzo. You've got a chance to work with this hockey team, to do something that you've always dreamed of. You could be spending months away from home, focusing entirely on this. I thought that a baby would just... derail everything for you." Enzo shook his head, clearly frustrated.

that's my decision to make, too," he finally said, turning to face me. "You

and I clenched my fists to steady myself. "I have medical school. Would I have to

before him-filled with dreams, yes, but also with fears and vulnerabilities. "I'm sorry, Nina. I didn't mean

know if I could do it. And I didn't want to force you into a corner, make you choose between your dreams

our child as an obstruction? As a

it be?" I

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