Chapter 80. Worried About You

We sat there in silence for a few minutes, but it wasn’t awkward. It was peaceful. “How many different homes do you have?”

He chuckled. “I guess we haven’t really discussed all the financials, have we? That’s something we need to do. If anything happened to me, it would all go to you.”

I twisted around and stared at him, my stomach dropping at his words. “Don’t say things like that.”

“I’m only saying that you and our children would always be taken care of, no matter what.”

Tears sprung from my eyes again. The thought of not having Nicholas was too much to bear. “Stop saying that!”

He frowned and brushed under my eyes with his thumb. “I’m sorry, baby. I didn’t mean to upset you.”

I turned my back to him again and took a deep breath. How could I make him understand?

“Nicholas, I gave you my heart. I didn’t want to, but it happened. I never wanted to love anyone again. I almost felt like I was cursed as a child because those I loved were always