#Chapter 160: Growth & Changes

Nathan “You were a fool, Nathan,” I said out loud to myself, staring up at my ceiling. “A real moron.” These were words that I had repeated to myself countless times over the past few days. During those months when I was apart from Olivia, I thought that I was doing the right thing. I thought that I was protecting both of us, no matter how much I missed her. But now, I just knew that it was hurting both of us more than I ever thought possible. And seeing her with Levi at the grocery store, those brief hours when I thought that she had moved on for good, only solidified that for me. I really was a fucking idiot. But I was determined to make things right again. Because more than anything, more than seeing Olivia and Levi standing together by the deli counter, I saw how she was struggling with her pregnancy. Her belly was swollen, her back aching, her breath ragged when she sat down and got up. She was putting on a brave front, but I knew that her due date was jus