Chapter 40

Noah

The world feels less grey and more colorful whenever I'm with Natalie, but everything is falling into pieces this morning.

She is no longer my sunshine.

A few days ago, I enjoyed an entire day spent with Natalie. We laughed and ate Japanese food while we bonded. The conversation started light but turned darker the more questions I asked about her.

Natalie has a rocky relationship with her dad, and her mother walked out on her earlier in her life. She looked so sad while telling me that. My heart was crying, and every part of me wanted to hug her. I had to remind myself to take it easy.

And for a good reason.

Yesterday, I didn't know if Emma was my daughter. Now the paternity test has come back—Emma isn't mine.

I punch the wall so hard that my fists throb in pain. I'm angry and confused about why Natalie would lie to me. What other untruths has she told me? Fuck. I feel so stupid.

My stupid brain was falling in love with Natalie while she was playing me like a deck of cards. It hu