My Hockey Alpha by Eve Above Story PDF

Chapter 0495

"Can we...can we take some time? To think? Maybe then we can figure out what we really want," I whispered.

Enzo nodded, his chin brushing against the top of my head. "Yeah, we can do that, Nina. We'll take the time we need to decide what's right for us. And whatever that decision is, we'll make it together."

I woke up nestled in Enzo's arms, my head resting comfortably on his chest. For a brief, blissful moment, the world outside didn't matter.

It was just the two of us, wrapped in the warmth of our shared bed and the soft morning light filtering through the windows. But that illusion shattered as a wave of nausea washed over me. I hastily disentangled myself from Enzo and rushed to the bathroom.

The cold tiles felt almost comforting against my palms as I hunched over the toilet bowl, emptying the contents of my stomach. When it was over, I rinsed my mouth and splashed water on my face, trying to wash away the last remnants of sickness.

weight of yesterday's

ventured downstairs, the comforting scent of chamomile greeted me. Enzo was in the kitchen, arranging toast on a plate and carefully pouring

looking up and smiling that half-smile that never

seat on our plush couch. Enzo brought over a blanket and the tray, placing them on the coffee table in front of me. He wrapped the blanket around my shoulders

and nibbled, I found myself contemplating the complexities of the life

the patterns on the blanket." Imagine nine months of this. You running around, worrying about me, while you're

and his eyes were as clear as

was suddenly transported back to the night before, when I blurted out: "What about

I should have asked myself more. For a long time, maybe I had been too focused on what other people

anything right now," Enzo said softly, pulling me from my thoughts. "We can wait, think things through, and figure it out

my heart swelling with a love that was complicated by the choices we were facing. But underlying that love was a tiny shred of