Chapter One-Three-Zero: Bruno

"No, my back is fine; I can handle cooking for the dinner potluck."

Olivia says despite rubbing her lower back.

The answer didn’t satisfy Matteo; there were a lot of things that didn’t satisfy Matteo these days, starting with her refusal to say the words ‘I love you’ and instead opting for ‘me too’ and the most pressing one, her kicking him out of their shared room and into the guest bedroom.

"Let me give you a back rub."

" I said I'm fine; if you want to help, carry the baby and give birth when the time is right; otherwise, go buy them the cereals you promised because you threw them out."

“They are just sugar in a box!”

“And the kids like sugar, and happy kids equals happy mummy; now go!”

Olivia said as she pointed to the door.

He wanted to believe that it was all in his head, but Olivia had gotten grumpier by the day, and hence, he was scared to question her on the two topics that made him feel uncomfortable.

The solution of getting a harness to lift the bump and ease her lower back