Chapter 96

I could smell bacon wafting from downstairs. I had thought that maybe it was Rina who had woken up to make us breakfast but when I turned to find her still asleep in the bed I was confused. I reached for my phone thinking that maybe housekeeping had come in early but then I saw my husband’s text at the very top of my notifications pile.

Damon: Good morning my love, I organized a little something special for you. I hope you enjoy it.

Damon: PS. Drink your ginger tea, it will help to keep the food down. I love you.

Damon: PPS. Our baby is the size of a kidney bean today. So take care of the little bean for me, okay? And take care of my wife for me too. She’s a little stubborn about rest so make sure she gets plenty of it.

I couldn’t help but smile. This man was always doing whatever it took to make me smile. He had thought of every single detail.

Me: I love you too, husband. I love this villa but I do miss you, like crazy.

I turned to my sister and gave the sleeping form a hard shake. She didn’t even budge. The girl slept like the dead and it was both impressive and annoying.

I decided that I needed to try a better approach so I hopped out of bed and made my way to the bathroom to go and retrieve exactly what I was looking for. I filled the glass to the brim with cold water and walked over to the bed.

In the spirit of second chances, I decided that I would give my sister one last chance before I doused her in ice-cold water. “Corinna!” Yes, I did indeed scream her name at the top of my lungs, and like before she was still fast asleep. “Don’t say I didn’t warn you”

I threw the water right onto her face and she shot up so fast I worried that she would get whiplash. Her eyes were wide as she gasped for air. She looked around the room until she landed on me. Her eyes moved from my face down to the glass in my hand.

“Seriously?” She threw her hands up in frustration. “What happened to a gentle nudge!”

laugh. “You sleep like the dead and I didn’t know how

When did you have time to get up and make

someone come over and make us some food. So stop being lazy and get

my clothes are soaked

you. But if you take too long I’m eating your bacon.”

got out of bed. “I swear if you weren’t carrying precious cargo I would hit you. But I can’t. because you have a

the room heading down to the kitchen. I followed the smell

a very familiar face that I had

believe my eyes. She stood by the stove with a spatula in hand, flipping over some flapjacks. Her head lifted and her blue eyes shined

eyes. I moved to where she stood and pulled her

just something about her motherly touch that made everything feel like it was less chaotic. It was comforting and warm

away tears were spilling out of my eyes but the smile had pulled onto my lips and my heart felt so full. These past few weeks I had been thinking about her so much. She had always been somewhat of a guiding voice for me and the phone calls had been great but they paled in comparison to having her here in front of me. “Oh, sweetheart,” she wiped away the stray tears that had fallen. “If you cry then I’ll cry too.”

through my tears, smiling. They have me acting all out

wasn’t a total lie. I was overly emotional and triggered by the slightest of things. The other day. I cried because I saw a mama duck

I know

the corner and stopped dead in her tracks when

“What was this the surprise that he

naturally I hopped on that fancy jet of his

could love that man any more than I already did. What he had been able to pull off for

arms up to my sister who practically ran to her. “Oh sweetheart, you have been through the wringer, haven’t you? It’s okay, I’m here

private beach. The water crashed along the shore and the entire atmosphere. just felt so peaceful. Having Grandmother here was the cherry on top of the ice cream. She just made everything feel so

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