Chapter 32

Elena’s POV

I shouldn’t be waiting up for Wayne for several reasons.

I don’t know what time he’ll be getting back to North Carolina.

I have no idea if he’s coming over here because it’s not something we’ve discussed.

We’re not together.

I’m getting too attached, and I know I am.

Despite knowing all of this, I’m waiting up anyway.

I miss him. I miss hanging out with him and laughing with him. I miss scrolling through baby websites with him, getting ourselves all worked up over what’s to come. I just miss…him.

Something changed between us that night at his house. Not just physically but emotionally too. It was the first time I really got to see how invested in this he truly is. You can say you’re going to do something all you want, but actions speak louder than words, and Wayne’s action of building our baby a room definitely spoke volumes.

A knock sounds at my door, and I jump off the couch before I can think too much about why I’m