Chapter 104

Nate

We had just returned from the visit to the gynecologist, according to the doctor was all right, the pulse was there and it was strong. Maya had expressed her fears and the doctor had reassured her, telling her to pay more attention to stress and rest as much as possible.

I looked at Axel from the rearview mirror and noticed that he had fallen asleep in his car seat, the bottle we gave him dangled and still held him tight in his little hand. Lately, he was broken, he slept little and he was always agitated. He played less and many times he was silent, he just sat on the mat and watched his toys. I didn’t like what was happening to him at all, I didn’t like that this little creature was already so traumatized, and I wanted to rip the head off whoever caused that pain.

Maya was sitting next to me, texting on the phone.

"Some secret admirer texting you for a quickie?" I asked, recalling the scenes of jealousy that were raging in the last days whenever I was holding the phone.

"I’m no