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“What about you and Diego?”Mia asked.“How are things going with you and him?”
They all went silent and Diego looked toward the screen.Liana was silent for what felt like the longest time.
“I ...I don’t hate him,” Liana said.“And I know this is a lot, but I have missed my cycle.I’m a week late and I know that could mean I am pregnant, and...”She paused, frowning.“I lied to him as well.”
Diego sat up.
“How?”Mia asked.
“Because I wasn’t myself,” she said.“I lied about who I was.I had no idea how to be a wife.I know how to be a daughter and sister, but my dad and brother are amazing.They never tried to change me, and were always there.Being a wife, I don’t know what I’m doing.Diego was never cruel and we’ve seen the way some husbands treat their wives, and he is supposed to be a monster, but to me he’s not.I didn’t know how to be me, and now I am me, and it’s like this barrier between us is gone.So, I don’t hate him, and if I am pregnant, I don’t want to spend the rest of my life hating everything.”
“Why don’t you just admit it?”Tatiana asked.
“Admit what?”
“That you love him, and that even though he said the things he said, it wasn’t even about the true you.There is nothing wrong with loving him.”
Diego felt his heart pounding inside his chest.
“Loving him is not the problem, but I do think it is time I learn to forgive him.I mean, he’s different and so am I.We’re finally figuring this out together, and that is what I want.”She put her hand on her stomach.“Especially if I am going to be carrying his child.I mean, that is a lot to process.”
Chapter Nine
They were finally ableto convince Mia to get out of her women’s only shed, and to get dressed up and enjoy the party her husband had painstakingly put together.Stepping into the house, she made her way through each room, trying to avoid anything jumping out at her, as it had already happened and terrified her.She loved Halloween, and things jumping out were awesome.She couldn’t help but laugh at being absolutely scared over what was happening.
Moving from room to room, she came to a stop as an arm banded around her waist.She was quickly spun around, and there was Diego.
“Looking for me, little devil?”
She smiled.“Yes, I was.”
“Where have you been?”he asked.
“Mia needed some alone time.I was with her.Don’t worry, I’ve not danced with anyone.”
“I saw you leave with Mia.Is everything okay?”
