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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?"

"I just... I can't stop thinking about what happened yesterday," I admitted, leaning back into his embrace, "I'm not

and I could feel the anger emanating from him. "That girl had no right to say those things to you. I can

on my lips. "No, Enzo, that won't solve anything," I said.

class for your health, and for our baby. Don't let

but the thought of facing Lea

probably just jealous," Enzo added, trying to lighten the

Of me?" I

of you. You said

"Yeah," I

with a chuckle. "Not to sound full

replied with a laugh of my own. "Everyone wants

to tuck a strand of dark hair behind my ear, revealing my face. "Listen. You're 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

warm that morning, and the summer breeze felt good against my skin. However, despite the comforting atmosphere of a

But each time I went to take a step forward, I felt frozen to

though. Not with Enzo standing

me there, and wasn't going to let me leave without at least giving it a shot. Noticing my hesitation, though, he gave my

"It's like we said; just text me if you need anything.

before opening the door. The sweet scent of incense and the sound of soft, ambient music filtering through the speakers did little to calm

stepped into the room, though, I was met with an excited