I laughed, momentarily taken aback by her directness. “Yes, I’m married. Happily, might I add.” Mila’s smile morphed into something enigmatic, a strange blend of amusement and intrigue. She tossed a lock of blonde hair over her shoulder and folded her arms across her chest. “Well, I must say, I’d
Nina I was standing in the middle of a dark forest, the air heavy and thick with fog. Moonlight pierced through the canopy of tall pine trees, casting elongated shadows that seemed to dance and flicker in the wind. But I wasn’t alone. There it was again—the shadow entity I had been seeing far
“Luke told you?” I managed. Jessica nodded, her arms folded across her chest. “I can’t believe you’d tell him before us.” “Yeah,” Lori continued. “You’re lucky we love you, or we’d never forgive you.” I had to stifle a laugh. “Alright, alright,” I said, stepping out of the way and letting them
Nina The airport was like a blur of faces—tired, eager, impatient. But there was only one I cared about, one that my eyes searched for relentlessly as I stood by the front door, waiting. It was Sunday evening, and Enzo was set to be here at any minute now. Truthfully, I had gotten so impatient w
Nina The air felt thick with tension, laden with unspoken words that hovered between us like a brewing storm. Enzo looked at me, his usually warm brown eyes now clouded with a kind of unknowable perplexity, as if he sensed the seismic shift that was about to rock our world. “Nina, what is it you
Nina The air between us was stifling. Enzo’s eyes, usually the kind of warm brown that reminded me of a cozy, crackling fireplace, were now a stormy, uncertain hue. He was hurt; that much was glaringly apparent. “You’re asking me if I would’ve had an abortion without telling you,” I finally wh
“Can we...can we take some time? To think? Maybe then we can figure out what we really want,” I whispered. Enzo nodded, his chin brushing against the top of my head. “Yeah, we can do that, Nina. We’ll take the time we need to decide what’s right for us. And whatever that decision is, we’ll make it
Nina The chilly morning wound up turning into a warm and sunny afternoon, and Enzo and I were tired of being all alone in our big house on the cliff. In a last ditch effort to inject some normalcy in our lives, Enzo and I had decided to drive into town to check out the shops, get some fresh air,