ASTRID'S POV

As I stepped out of the car, a heavy knot of anxiety twisted in the pit of my stomach.

My thoughts were consumed with how to explain everything to him; the one-night stand, the pregnancy, and the reason I had stayed silent about it all.

I was deeply troubled by how to present the situation in a way that would make him understand my silence and the complexity of my choices.

I worried about his reaction: how he would handle the news, what he would say, and how he would feel.

This was the pivotal moment I had been dreading, the one I had been avoiding for so...