Chapter 21Leigh’s Pov “That’s fantastic Leigh!”, my friend Astrid shouted in excitement from across the phone that morning. As l walked down the busy streets of New York. On my way to work. I unconsciously tugged at the hem of my grey cardigan, just as Astrid’s voice chimed from across the phone.“I mean despite the fact that you embarrassed yourself in front of Felix. Or the fact that you did some possibly emotionally scarring things to the poor man, I’m glad to hear that the two of you are finally getting somewhere.” She said.I had just told her everything that had happened between Felix and l over the small period of time we had started living together. “I don’t know if we are getting anywhere yet. But I am glad he forgave me”, l replied with a small smile. As l maneuvered my way across the bustling crowd of people that were eager to get about their day.“And he even apologized for yelling at me, which is good l think. ““It’s definitely good! Soon the two of you will be shari

Chapter 23Leigh’s Pov Without saying anything else, Felix moved away from the door. Running his right hand through his dark hair before he sat down at the edge of the bed.I stared up at him in anticipation, from his bedroom floor. Silently waiting for him to reprimand me for being such a burden. Waiting for him to tell me that he hadn’t signed up for this. For him to tell me that l was ruining his life and that l was dramatic. But I was certainly not prepared for what he had to say next. “Leigh l don’t understand you”, Felix began in a defeated tone. He was sitting on the edge of the opposite side of the bed. And had his back towards me, so I could not see what his expression looked like as he spoke.“But l can’t really say l tried. In all honesty, I never wanted to try. To me you were just some girl l was forced to marry”, Felix said, with a small shrug of his shoulder. “This might sound selfish, but l just want my life back.” Felix paused a little before he spoke again. “But