Aiden's POV:
Over the past few days, I'd watched Alexia start to come out of her shell again, slowly shedding the layers of quiet vulnerability she'd wrapped herself in since everything happened. The sharp edges of her personality were coming back, and I didn't know whether to be relieved or exasperated. Maybe it was the pregnancy. Maybe it was the fact that I stopped being the vengeful jerk I used to be. I wasn't sure what had triggered it, but seeing her start to act like herself again felt like a breath of fresh air. She was sassy, she was stubborn, and, yeah, she could be downright unbearable at times. But she was my unbearable woman.
And maybe I was less of a jerk than I'd been. Maybe I'd softened a little, but damn, who could blame me? She was carrying my kid. This wasn't just some fling or a casual relationship anymore—it was our life, now. A whole new chapter.
