Chapter 89

Dominic looked at her carefully folding her clothes, face full of guilt, and sighed helplessly. He stood up and pulled her into his arms. "You don't have to apologize to me. I get it now-you had your reasons, and maybe I was just too quick to assume things." At first, he just thought Louise was insecure. But after today-seeing Ian and that drugged glass of water-he realized how little he really knew about her. What she'd been through, and what kind of pressure she was under now... as her husband, he had no clue. And the frustrating part was, she had so many chances to tell him. She could've just let him help carry the weight, but instead, she kept it all bottled up. Louise leaned into his chest, eyes red. She bit her lip to keep the fear down. "I'm really scared. I'm scared I might lose the baby." At first, she'd been so firm about not keeping the child. But now that she stood at the edge of truly losing it, she realized just how attached she was, how much she didn't want to let go, ho