"You could finally let me go, is that not it? I was anxious, almost pulling my hair out over the fear that you would find me unattractive when my belly gets too big but then, you went beyond my expectations."
"In what way?" Ethan asked.
"You might want to guess, wrong? You didn't wait until my belly was bigger than this before..." Shikera trailed off, burying her face in her palms. As if just realizing what she had been saying, she turned away from him, her shoulders hunched in embarrassment. "I am sorry...Uh, it's—i forgot we were divorced and that my baby is..."
"You don't need to apologize. I think it's normal cause I read it in the chart over there," Ethan said, his meager attempt to brighten Shikera's mood only dampening it all the more.
She raised her head to meet his gaze, a sharp glare in her eyes,
"You think all I said was nothing but a symptom of pregnancy? Everything I just poured out now?!"
