49. A dream or reality?

EMILY POV

Our faces were so close and his lips were almost on mine when I withdrew and stood up all of a sudden. The atmosphere grew tense and awkward but it was better than having sex with him.

I was pregnant and I was not ready to lose the baby anymore since I had a fragile womb. I could not afford to have rough and passionate sex with a man who might not end up with me and ruin my life. Since none of us was ready to talk, I left the room.

"Are you mad at me?" Leo asked after we had spent a few minutes apart. I was already at the villa with the palette and drawing board I had requested for.

"Of course not. I guess we can't do any swimming today so I decided to paint," I said.

"Alright! Let's get to it," he said.

"You want to join me?" I asked, startled by his surprising closeness.

"We've discussed this," he said and sat beside me. I felt uneasy with him staring at me but I was soon engrossed in what I was doing to pay him any attention.

I spent the rest of the day working on the