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OliviaOne day, a restlessness gripped me. I couldn't shake it off.The tension in the house, the lingering awkwardness with Nathan, it all drove me crazy. So, I decided to take a walk, clear my head. I needed to get out of that villa for a little while and get some fresh air and space to myself.Of course, I wasn't allowed to go alone. The escort, Levi, a tall young man with a stony face, was to accompany me. I didn’t have any choice in the matter; not since I had seen that “monster” while walking home from Angela’s party.I let out a soft sigh of relief as I walked out the front door. The spring weather was clear and sunny, and the flowers had fully bloomed on all of the trees and bushes, shrouding the world in pastel pink and yellow. The ocean breeze was cool and calming, and I couldn’t help but smile a bit as I slowly started to make my way down the street.However, something sullied my enjoyment of my morning walk. Levi.He followed at a distance, his gaze never leaving me. It wa

NathanThere was a twinge in my chest, an unpleasant tightness that was a constant companion these days. Jealousy is a terrible thing, I knew that.I mean, what right did I have to feel jealous? Olivia wasn't mine, not really. But whenever I saw her and Levi, her escort, laughing together, it made my stomach churn. They had become fast friends. Too fast. I didn’t expect that, and the way that he looked at her…I would tell myself over and over again, “She's just a friend, Nathan. Just a friend. You should be happy for her if she finds happiness with someone else."But then there was Ryan.When she told me that her ex was coming back into town and wanted to meet her, something ugly reared its head inside me.My fists clenched at my sides and I had to take a deep breath to keep my cool. I gently reminded her that we had a deal, and that he likely hadn’t changed at all. She seemed to understand.But the next day, it seemed as though my words had gone right in one ear and out the other, b

NathanI idled in the shadows, the glow from the Italian restaurant a few blocks down washing the pavement in a warm hue. My car's interior was dark; the only sound was the occasional hum of traffic passing by.I had parked here intending to watch Olivia meet her ex, Ryan, from a safe distance.I knew it was crazy, maybe a little possessive, but I couldn’t help myself. Something about that meeting, about her carrying that tender little child in her belly while meeting her shitty ex, set a fire in me.I needed to make sure she was safe. I didn’t trust Ryan, and I didn’t trust Olivia not to do something rash.What if he offered for her to go home with him? What if they hooked up and he broke her heart after using her for her body? I had known guys like that in my lifetime; he was certainly one of them. A womanizer.Forty-five minutes in and I was starting to get worried. Why hadn’t Ryan shown up yet? What was taking him so long?Then he arrived. I clenched my jaw as I watched him stride

OliviaMorning broke with a palpable tension in the house. As I shuffled into the kitchen, Nathan was already there, hunched over a cup of coffee, his brow furrowed in concentration.“H-Hey,” I murmured, clearing my throat. “Good morning.”There was no answer. He didn’t even look up as I entered. In fact, he just stood and walked out of the room, his gaze fixed on the floor. He didn’t even remember to bring his coffee mug with him, and left it sitting there on the counter with little puffs of steam rising out of it.That stung. He used to greet me every morning, usually with a quip or a sarcastic remark, even when we were annoyed or awkward with each other. But now… now, there was nothing. Just a wall of ice between us.I told myself, however, that he would get over it in a day or two. I just needed to give him some space so he could cool off. But it didn’t seem to make a difference.This silence stretched on for the entire week.No words were exchanged between us, no lingering glance

OliviaThe night of the date finally arrived and I was a whirlwind of nerves.I picked a stunning emerald green dress that accentuated my curves and made my eyes pop. Checking myself in the mirror, I tried to swallow the knot of anticipation in my throat.Movement caught my eye. I looked up to catch Nathan’s gaze in my mirror. He seemed surprised, like he had been caught in the act.“You ready?” he asked.It seemed that, now that he knew that he had been caught checking me out, Nathan's initial reaction was to pretend not to notice.He had this whole casual act going, leaning against my door frame, his eyes casually scanning the room. But I saw his gaze linger on me, the flicker of something in his eyes before he quickly looked away. A smirk played at my lips.“Like what you see, Nathan?” I cooed.His cheeks reddened slightly but he quickly regained his composure. “You look nice,” he said nonchalantly, but I caught the appreciative tone in his voice. “Don’t let that get to your head.”