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Chapter 0674

Nina

I woke up the following morning with a sense of dread in my stomach.

Despite Enzo's words of encouragement, the memory of the previous yoga class were still fresh in my mind. The hurtful words, the mocking glances they had left a deeper mark than I cared to admit. I guess I had thought that, at this point in my life, the mean girl behavior would have been a thing of the past.

Oh, how wrong I was.

"I won't let people talk to you like that," Enzo had said when I had told him. He had immediately jumped up and reached for his coat, intending to march back down there and give that girl a piece of his mind, but I had stopped him.

"No, Enzo, that won't help," I had said, grabbing his arm to keep him from going. "It'll just make things worse."

Enzo had looked at me then, and the fire in his eyes had lingered. "Fine. But don't let girls like that stop you from taking care of your health, Nina. This is for your baby. For our baby."

I had promised that I would go again in the morning, that maybe I had just taken things the wrong way because of stress or pregnancy hormones. But now, with the class starting in just a little under an hour, I wasn't so sure.

Sitting on the edge of our bed, I quietly mulled over whether I should give the class another try or not after all

Enzo noticed my unease as soon as he walked into the room. He sighed and crossed over to me, then sat down on the bed and wrapped his arms around me from behind. "You gonna be okay today, love?"

yesterday," I admitted, leaning back into his embrace, "I'm not sure if I want to put myself through that

say those things to you. I can still go with you this morning and give her a piece of my mind if she acts up

won't solve anything," I

eyes. "Nina, you can't just roll over and let her win. You need this class for your health, and for our baby. Don't let some glorified mean girl bully you

was right, but the thought of facing Lea and her cruel remarks again made my

Enzo added, trying to lighten

me?" I couldn't

serious. "Yes, of you. You said she

nodded. "Yeah," I admitted. "She

your answer," he said with a chuckle. "Not

with a laugh of my own. "Everyone

strong, Nina. You've been through so much and come out stronger each time. Don't let the pettiness of one jealous woman get to you so easily." His words, though meant to be encouraging, felt heavy. I had always prided myself

studio for the second day in a row, wearing a comfortable workout set. The air was warm that morning, and the summer breeze felt good against my skin. However, despite the comforting atmosphere of a Saturday morning, I felt anything

deep breath, trying to muster up the courage to walk through those doors again. But each time I went to take a step forward, I felt frozen to my place. I felt like I was

around, though. Not with Enzo standing right

at least giving it a shot. Noticing my

voice soft but firm at the same time. "It's like we said; just text

from Enzo's and took a deep breath before opening the door. The sweet scent of incense and the sound of soft, ambient music filtering through the speakers did little to calm my racing heart, even though

room, though, I was met with an