Bonus Chapter: Antenatal
Monday 7th June, 2021
Holly
Star’s nuptial celebrations came to a close in the wee hours of the morning. I stumbled back to our hotel room with Harper’s help. I was not inebriated. I was not even a little tipsy. I was just exhausted. Perhaps, I found being with child draining, or maybe I found keeping secrets from my sweet husband draining.
When we reached the door to our suite, Harper scooped me up, carrying me bridal style and insisting that he carry me over the threshold. I obliged him though I was no bride. I felt a sharp stinging pain in my chest at the reminder that I was not Harper’s bride. I felt justified keeping my pregnancy a secret. What if he was not ready? What if he did not love me the way I loved him? I knew I was being silly but I was scared.
