Happily Ever After

Chapter 22

Hand in hand Nathan and I walked into my old apartment. Everything still looked the same as when I had left in a hurry. I placed my bags on that yellowing couch and turned towards Nathan.
"You can still leave you know," I opted. "This place is a dump."
"Anna, I'm not leaving you. I told you before, wherever you go, I'm going. Get used to it." he responded, setting his bags next to mine.
I nodded at him and glanced around my apartment one more time. It was kind of embarrassing that Nathan was in here. But it would have to do, I had no where else to go.
"What are we going to do? This is no place to raise a baby..." I sighed, exasperated.
"We'll do the best we can Anna. That's all there is to do. I'll get a job and I still have money in the bank. If you really don't like it here, I can put a down payment on a new place." Nathan said, cupping my chin, forcing me to look at him.
"I don't want you to do that. You shouldn't have too." I murmured, feeling my eyes begin to tear up. "it's not like this is your fault."
"This is both our faults, we didn't use protection. And don't say it like that, it makes it sound like chase is a mistake."
Hearing him say that made my heart skip a beat. He was right. Chase wasn't a mistake. Maybe he's just what I needed.

Hours after we had gotten everything put away, I laid with Nathan sound asleep on my bed. It was a little past midnight and I couldn't bring myself to fall asleep. This apartment was bringing back too many terrible memories. And it was no place to raise a child. Where would Chase's room be? Where my mother overdosed and died? No. I wouldn't have it. Nathan and I would both get jobs and we'd move. That was that.
I quietly shimmied out of Nathan's embrace and tiptoed to the bathroom. Being pregnant made me pee like no other. It seemed like I was peeing every two hours. I went to the bathroom and decided I'd take a shower and sort out my mind a little bit. I grabbed a towel from under the sink and placed it on the hook next to the shower. I turned the shower on and tested the temperature of the water. Perfect. After I undressed I stepped into the shower and instantly relaxed. I felt the tension roll out of my shoulders and then felt the ache resonating in the small of my back. I decided a bath might be a little more relaxing. I switched on the faucet and carefully say down, relishing the feel of the hot water surrounding my body. I let out a sigh of contentment and leaned back, shutting my eyes. It seemed like whenever I was in water, I didn't have a care in the world. Maybe I would do a water birth. I shook my head, I still had a while to go before I had to think about birthing options.
The water was slowly relieving the pain in my lower back and I was slowly becoming extremely relaxed. I reached up and turned the faucet off and sunk back down into the water. Now I was alone with my thoughts.
I was super happy that Nathan had come around and stepped up, but this wasn't the first time I had thought he was sorry and wouldn't hurt me again. I'd have to keep myself emotionally distanced from him so he couldn't hurt me again. Atleast until he proved himself to be sincere. And there was no way I was having sex with him anytime soon. He had to earn that.

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