My Hockey Alpha by Eve Above Story PDF

Chapter 0543

It was as if the air got thicker around us. Our milkshakes started to melt, the fries growing cold, but neither of us moved. The jukebox switched to another song, filling the space between us.

"So what do we do?" I finally asked, my voice a mere whisper.

"I wish I knew," Enzo responded, his grip on my hand tightening.

"Do you even want to keep the baby?" I finally blurted out, unable to contain the question any longer. The words hung heavy in the air, almost tangible, like they'd materialized and were sitting right there on the table next to our untouched milkshakes.

Enzo's gaze didn't waver. "Of course I do. Why would you even ask that?"

"Because," I paused, searching for the right words. "If we're going to make these sacrifices, these huge life changes, I need to know it's what we both want. And with everything else going on..."

by and watch you and the baby be in danger if you're going to be stubborn

at him, trying to read between the lines. "You mean, if I don't move in

that I can't, especially if I'm gone. I don't like it any more than you

could see the logic in his words, and yet it hurt to think about living away from him, about going through the pregnancy while he was

with you? What if we

then thoughtful, his eyes searching mine as if trying to gauge whether I was serious." You'd

relief. "Yes, I'd

sound that felt like it carried the weight of the world. "That's incredibly sweet, Nina, but you have to consider the logistics. I'll be living in a hotel room in a city neither of us knows. That's not conducive for a pregnant woman, let alone

a wave of cold water. He was right, of course. Medical school was my dream, a goal I had been working towards for

I finally said, my voice tinged with regret.