Chapter 105

• AUDREY'S POV
• These past two weeks had honestly been suprising! I know Manuel and I talked about making our marriage work, but I didn't really expect things to straighten out so quickly. I guess it was all about making the decision. Once you know what you want and make the decision to get it, that's all! I had been very suprised when he had shown up at the hospital during my prenatal checkup. At first, I thought he had been joking about staying with me through check up, but he did until the very end. Even asking Doctor Luigi a few questions in relation to the short lectures he had given us. He had also shown concern about the case of my hormonal imbalance, after the doctor had mentioned it. It made me suddenly begin to feel like I wasn't alone anymore. To be very honest, more than anything, ever since I got pregnant, I felt lonely. Sometimes I just felt like I was doing this on my own. But lately, Manuel put in efforts that made me rethink that notion. I wasn't alone, I had a co~parent. A partner.
• Slowly and gradually, I could feel the connection and friendship we shared at the island returning. In as much as we were no longer at the island, it didn't stop us from regularly going for our short walks around Mia's large garden. We normally went every evening after he returned from work and today, I was particularly ecstatic about it.