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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?"

about what happened yesterday," I admitted, leaning back into his embrace, "I'm not

right to say those things to you. I can still go with you this

"No, Enzo, that won't solve anything," I said. "And besides, L... I don't

win. You need this class for your health, and for our baby. Don't let some glorified mean girl bully you out of something that's supposed

the thought of facing Lea and her cruel remarks again

just jealous," Enzo added, trying to lighten the

me?" I couldn't

nodded, his expression serious. "Yes, of you. You said

I

he said with a chuckle. "Not to sound full of

my own. "Everyone wants the

reached out 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 prided myself on my strength and independence, but in that moment, I felt anything

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

to take a step forward, I felt frozen to my place. I felt like I was in high school all over again, and I just wanted

turn around, though. Not with Enzo standing right

leave without at least

soft but firm at the same time. "It's like we said; just text me if you need anything. I'll just be down the street at the

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 it should have been a

though, I was