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“It’s Svena.”
I freeze, one foot in front of the other.
“S-svena?” I glance over my shoulder at Hansley’s sleeping form. His back ripples with every breath he takes and his wavy hair falls over his forehead, pointing to his strong nose and kissable lips.
“Can I meet you for a minute, Asia?”
“What?”
“I’m downstairs.”
“Yeah, sure.” I dress quickly and fly downstairs.
Since the night Hansley proposed for the second time, I’ve been training myself to not feel jealous or insecure around Svena.
There’s a possibility she’s going to be in our lives for a long time and I don’t want to let bitterness fester in my heart and ruin my marriage.
It helps that she’s not the stereotypical bratty ex trying to get with Hansley or the gold digger trying to extort him for money.
She’s just a woman with a baby. A woman who expects the father to take responsibility and I respect that. Even if it’s uncomfortable sometimes, Hansley taking care of his child is the right thing to do and I love him even more for making that choice to step up without question.
“Hey.” I take a seat around the table in the cafe downstairs. “What’s up? Are you okay? Is the baby okay?”
“Can I ask you something?” Svena’s blue eyes take me in.
“Anything.” I push my purse off my shoulder and set it on the chair next to me. “Go ahead.”
“Why did you stay with Hansley?”
“Huh?”
“You know we were together before he met you,” she says.
I wince.
“You know that I could be carrying his baby and what that means for the two of you, but you stayed. You’re still with him. And,” she looks down, “you’re happy. Why is that?”
I consider my words. “The Hansley of the past isn’t the man I’m married to. He shows me every day that I can trust him.”
The waiter appears at our table, but I shake my head.
He walks away.
Smiling at Svena, I continue, “I won’t keep bringing up past mistakes when Hansley keeps showing me with his actions that he’s ready to commit to me.” I lift a shoulder. “I tested and observed him. I didn’t just rely on my feelings to make that decision.”
“So you stayed because he’s different now?”
“I stayed because I love him and he loves me.” My words are soft and thoughtful. “I’ve learned that marriage is about getting through hard times and working through the problems like there’s no other option. Because for me, there’s not.”
She blows out a breath. Nods.
“What’s going on?” I ask.
“I got the results back.”
“What did it say?”
“Hansley’s not the father.”
