Chapter 0567

Nina

The morning light filtered through the hotel room curtains and cast soft blue shadows on the furniture. I began to stir, but my eyes were slow to open. After last night, I felt as though! had been hit by a train.

Enzo was already awake. I could hear him moving about in the bathroom, and when he came out, he was drying his hair with a towel.

"Morning, sunshine," he said, catching my gaze as I sat up. "You look wide-eyed and bushy- tailed."

I stuck my tongue out. "I didn't sleep well last night."

He sat on the edge of the bed, his hand gently finding mine under the covers. "I noticed you got up. Is there anything you want to talk about?"

I took a deep breath, feeling the weight of his gaze on me. For a moment, I almost mentioned my dream-but I decided against it. "I've just been thinking about what you said last night," I admitted. "About not getting to go on enough dates."

Enzo's eyes softened. "Nina, I didn't mean to keep you up with that."

"No, that's not it," I said, shaking my head. "I was just thinking... we still have time before the baby comes. Why don't we make the most of it?"

He smiled, a glint of hope in his eyes. "That's a great idea. I was thinking, too, how about a date tonight? After work, we could have dinner, see the city. It would be nice."

The idea brought a small smile to my lips. "That sounds wonderful," I said, feeling a flicker of excitement at the prospect of a normal date night.

squeezed my hand. "Then it's a date. I'll be back after work

a part of me wanting to tell him about the

I said,

paused, his hand on the doorknob.

heart raced, but I hesitated. "Nothing, have a good day at

in his eyes, but he

replied as he

doom, the image of our unborn child dead

give Jessica a call. I chewed my lip as I waited for her to pick up, and when her voice finally

holding.

the sounds of banging pots and pans. She was in the kitchen, and I

to keep my voice steady. "Just wanted

pancakes," she replied, and I could hear the smile in her voice. You-know-who is on her period. It

far away, I could hear Lori's voice call out, "Hey!" Jessica and I burst into laughter, and for a moment, everything

said, "how's

opposite the bed. For a moment, I just took in my appearance, my tangled hair,

morning sunlight, hearing the sounds of my friends squabbling on

said, smiling slightly. "I went to the museum yesterday. And tonight,

conversation continued, I could feel my tension lifting. We talked about everything, just like we always did: parties, classes, books, art, relationships. Before I knew it, I was milling around the room on FaceTime, holding up various dresses

popped a bite of pancake into her mouth. Lori sat

trying to decide on shoes and jewelry for the evening. I finally decided that I would

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