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We heard Nicholas cry through the monitor.

“I’ll go get him.” Nathan smiled.

I sighed as I sat on the edge of the bed. He lied to me last night and continued the lie when he got home. The possibility that he would never tell me crossed my mind. The more I sat and thought about it, the angrier I became. I needed Charlotte, so I sent her a text.

“Nathan is home and still lying about last night. He insists that all he and Shaun did was go to dinner and then back to the hotel.”

“Okay. Come over tonight around six, and we’ll talk.”

“Thanks, Charlotte.”

“Hang in there, and don’t start a fight until after we talk.”She sent the wink emoji.

“I think this little guy missed me.” Nathan smiled as he entered the room.

“He did, and so did Ella.”

“What’s wrong, babe? You seem off again.”

“I do? Well, I did start my period.” I lied.

“Really?” His brows furrowed. “I thought you weren’t due until next week.”

“I guess it decided to come early.” I stood up from the bed. “You know it’s been kind of messed up since I had the baby.” I walked out of the room.

CHAPTER19

Nathan

Sofia didn’t feel like cooking, and Ella was going to Lily’s soccer game with Alex and Stefan, so we ordered a pizza for dinner. Sofia was in a mood, so I tried to say as little as possible to her. It seemed that since I returned home, everything I said bothered her.

“I’m going over to Charlotte’s,” Sofia said. “Since you were gone for a couple of nights, you can take care of Nicholas.”

“Yeah, of course, babe. I’ll bring him down to the beach with me.”

She walked out the sliding door without saying a word or giving me a kiss. I sighed as I held my son in my arms and looked at him.

“Just a tip from your dad, little man. Say as little as possible when the woman you love is on her period because anything you say or do will agitate her more.”

I grabbed a blanket and went out the sliding door. Christian, Jackson, Sam, Simon, and Shaun were already down there with the bonfire lit.

“Welcome back, bro.” Jackson smiled.

“Thanks.”

Christian held his arms out, and I handed Nicholas over to him.

“Baby duty tonight?” he asked.

“Yeah. Sofia went over to Charlotte’s. Where’s Sebastian?”

“He’s shorthanded at the restaurant tonight, so he’s staying,” Simon said.

“And Conner?” I glanced at Christian and Jackson.

“I don’t know. I’m sure he’ll be down soon,” Christian said.

“So, cousin, did you have a chat with Sofia’s mother?” Simon asked before tipping his beer bottle to his lips.

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