Noah walked into the bedroom to find her asleep. He undid his jeans, let them fall to the ground, and laid down beside her. His head was filled with negative loops about where he wanted to be within his life. Who he saw the perfect person to be. The perfect father, husband, and man. He took in the realization that he was so far from what he thought that image was.
He rolled onto his side and ran his fingers through Olivia's soft hair. She quietly hummed from his touch and sighed as she cuddled closer. He softly chuckled and wrapped his arm around her waist, pressing a soft kiss to the back of her head. Noah peered at her flushed cheeks and rings beneath her eyes and realized she'd been crying. His heart broke and ached for her as he realized that he had hurt her. What he had said was the
