When Love Breaks by Jack

Chapter 2

Could this casual and caring?

a straved man ever!

It was odd. Born with a silver spoon in his mouth, Bryant was also a whiz in the kitchen, whipping up delicious meals in no time.

Yet, he hardly ever cooked. But he served up an enticing tomato meat sauce pasta in about fifteen minutes.

“It’s not bad!” I didn’t hold back my praise after taking a bite. “Who taught you to cook? It is better than any restaurant’s food.”

He seemed momentarily lost in thought, his expression clouded. After a half-minute pause, he said quietly, “For those two years I spent studying abroad, I had to learn to fend for myself to satisfy my cravings for home.”

It was just casual conversation on my part, and I didn’t think much more of it.

After bathing and lying in bed, it was already past three in the morning.

Behind me, Bryant’s warm body pressed against mine, his chin resting in the crook of my neck, gently nuzzling.

rough as if sanded down, his breath

could respond, he leaned over, his hand slipping under the hem of

bed, leaving little room for

I had to decline. “Honey, not tonight…” My voice was as weak as my

his words turning my cheeks scarlet. “This seems quite welcoming. Don’t

have a stomachache

actions, gently kissing my earlobe and pulling me into his embrace. “I forgot it. You’re due

to gaze at him, unblinking. “My period was at

played tricks on me. Is the pain severe? Maybe Emma should

replied, “I’ve already been

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doctor say?”

lowered my eyes,

was five weeks pregnant. The stomach pain was due to a threatened miscarriage, advising me to take progesterone supplements and check back for the fetal heartbeat in a

about the pregnancy on our

small glass jar and buried it in a homemade cake, planning to surprise Bryant during our

cake was still untouched in

I’ve had too many cold drinks lately.” I kept it hidden for the time, thinking everything

the presence of the