Being around Ethan for the rest of the afternoon wasn’t easy. I couldn’t lie to myself, after all.

Luckily, I had the default excuse of being pregnant, so I ended up laying in bed while Ethan focused on his work in the living area. As soon as he left, around dinner hour, I decided a nice warm shower to wash his scent off would be a great idea if I wanted to have some peace of mind for the rest of the night.

My life was never going to be normal, and the sooner I accepted that fate, the better. Regardless of how Ethan acted around me-regardless of how I...