to give all this up. I wish we could stay here and avoid the world forever. A life of paradise where we don’t have to worry about crazy people threatening our family.
I haven’t touched my laptop in weeks, and I am fine with that. I seem to only cause trouble when I do. I am glad that Nick trusts Kimmie and Lily to take over for me while I am gone. I know I won’t have Kimmie for much longer once little Lilla is born, but I am glad for the reprieve for now.
“Sephora, we should get you something to eat and take a break,” Nick says from beside me as we stroll side by side through the shops.
I stop and look up at Nick. In the background somewhere a steel drum is being played. I feel a ping of longing for my violin. I see him assessing me again. I sigh because I really am hungry and too tire to fuss about the last few shops I wanted to pop into.
“Okay,” I nod.
Nick kisses my forehead. “Are you sure you are okay? You relented a little too easily,” Nick says only half teasing.
“Oh, hush and feed me,” I grumble.
Nick chuckles and turns to lead us to the restaurant we passed when he first tried to get me to eat something. The truth is while I was hungry, then my stomach was queasy, and I wasn’t sure I wanted to eat. Now, I am just starving, and my mouth is watering, but not in a good way.
I get annoyed when my head starts to throb, in a nagging little headache. I am glad to get into the cool shade of the restaurant. Maybe the heat is just too much. Nick offered to take us anywhere I wanted for the rest of our honeymoon. I’m thinking now that maybe I should have agreed to go somewhere cool for a week or two.
We are seated and start to look over the menus. I almost sigh when Nick asks them to bring us some water. I didn’t realize I was so parched. I feel Nick’s eyes on me again and look up from my menu. I groan inwardly because I know what is coming.
“Baby, I think we should go home. I know you want to stay, but I am becoming concerned. You are not yourself. I want to get you home and have Nobi look at you,” Nick says.
I wrinkle my brows at the name I have never heard. “Nobi,” I repeat in confusion.
Nick waves me off. “He is the brother of a friend from school. He has a practice in the hills,” Nick replies.
“I’m fine, Nick. We don’t have to rush back,” I sigh.
Nick just stares at me for a beat. He opens his mouth then closes it. His eyes bounce over my face and then lower to my breasts. His eyes flick back up to mine when I snort. A frown mars his gorgeous face.
“Sephora, I think we may be overlooking something here. If I were thinking, I would have seen this sooner. We certainly wouldn’t have been jumping from any cliffs,” he snorts folding his arms over his chest.
I get lost in the way the light blue fabric stretches over his chest. Shit, I have been a bird brain the last few days. What did he just say? What is he talking about?
“What,” I ask, but Nick is interrupted by the waitress. He goes to wave her off, but I give him a look that tells him I am too hungry to have this conversation first. His face softens, and he nods for the waitress to take our order. I place my menu down and let Nick order for me as I down my water.
“Can you bring her some more water and a plate of fruit to nibble on while we wait for the entrées,” Nick finishes our order.
I see my chance to escape and avoid this conversation and take it. I lift to my feet. “I have to go to the restroom,” I say.
I go to step forward and see the floor as it comes up to meet my face. Nick shouts my name as he launches out of his seat. I know I am going down, but I can’t react fast enough to prevent it.
Nick’s hand catches my arm just before I face-plant. I am cradled in his arms as the room spins around me before I know what happened. Nick gently smoothes my hair out of my face.
“Enough, we’re going home,” Nick bites out.
“But Nick,” I say weakly.
“No, you’re pregnant,
I haven’t touched my laptop in weeks, and I am fine with that. I seem to only cause trouble when I do. I am glad that Nick trusts Kimmie and Lily to take over for me while I am gone. I know I won’t have Kimmie for much longer once little Lilla is born, but I am glad for the reprieve for now.
“Sephora, we should get you something to eat and take a break,” Nick says from beside me as we stroll side by side through the shops.
I stop and look up at Nick. In the background somewhere a steel drum is being played. I feel a ping of longing for my violin. I see him assessing me again. I sigh because I really am hungry and too tire to fuss about the last few shops I wanted to pop into.
“Okay,” I nod.
Nick kisses my forehead. “Are you sure you are okay? You relented a little too easily,” Nick says only half teasing.
“Oh, hush and feed me,” I grumble.
Nick chuckles and turns to lead us to the restaurant we passed when he first tried to get me to eat something. The truth is while I was hungry, then my stomach was queasy, and I wasn’t sure I wanted to eat. Now, I am just starving, and my mouth is watering, but not in a good way.
I get annoyed when my head starts to throb, in a nagging little headache. I am glad to get into the cool shade of the restaurant. Maybe the heat is just too much. Nick offered to take us anywhere I wanted for the rest of our honeymoon. I’m thinking now that maybe I should have agreed to go somewhere cool for a week or two.
We are seated and start to look over the menus. I almost sigh when Nick asks them to bring us some water. I didn’t realize I was so parched. I feel Nick’s eyes on me again and look up from my menu. I groan inwardly because I know what is coming.
“Baby, I think we should go home. I know you want to stay, but I am becoming concerned. You are not yourself. I want to get you home and have Nobi look at you,” Nick says.
I wrinkle my brows at the name I have never heard. “Nobi,” I repeat in confusion.
Nick waves me off. “He is the brother of a friend from school. He has a practice in the hills,” Nick replies.
“I’m fine, Nick. We don’t have to rush back,” I sigh.
Nick just stares at me for a beat. He opens his mouth then closes it. His eyes bounce over my face and then lower to my breasts. His eyes flick back up to mine when I snort. A frown mars his gorgeous face.
“Sephora, I think we may be overlooking something here. If I were thinking, I would have seen this sooner. We certainly wouldn’t have been jumping from any cliffs,” he snorts folding his arms over his chest.
I get lost in the way the light blue fabric stretches over his chest. Shit, I have been a bird brain the last few days. What did he just say? What is he talking about?
“What,” I ask, but Nick is interrupted by the waitress. He goes to wave her off, but I give him a look that tells him I am too hungry to have this conversation first. His face softens, and he nods for the waitress to take our order. I place my menu down and let Nick order for me as I down my water.
“Can you bring her some more water and a plate of fruit to nibble on while we wait for the entrées,” Nick finishes our order.
I see my chance to escape and avoid this conversation and take it. I lift to my feet. “I have to go to the restroom,” I say.
I go to step forward and see the floor as it comes up to meet my face. Nick shouts my name as he launches out of his seat. I know I am going down, but I can’t react fast enough to prevent it.
Nick’s hand catches my arm just before I face-plant. I am cradled in his arms as the room spins around me before I know what happened. Nick gently smoothes my hair out of my face.
“Enough, we’re going home,” Nick bites out.
“But Nick,” I say weakly.
“No, you’re pregnant,
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