NATALIA
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I sighed and slumped against the wall, feeling the weight of the conversation I had earlier in the day pressing on me like an unbearable burden.
I didn't like how I had given Derek the impression that I didn’t feel as strongly for him as he did for me. And the truth was, desperate how bad I felt about our conversation and how it ended, I still couldn't say that I loved him back. It wasn't fair to him or myself, but I honestly just did not lie to his face.
Regardless though, Derek was still someone I cared about very much. It was the person that I chose to be the father of my children, and I had agreed to marry him. I had made a promise, and now I needed to do everything in my power to make him feel secure about our relationship, even if I couldn't reciprocate his love in the
