Chapter 3 But it only lasted a second . He scoffed and said coldly : ] " Well , that explains it . " ] " So you think I'm cheating . " Declan ran his fingers through his hair in frustration , turned away , then back again . He pointed toward the right , in the direction of Jenna's apartment ; " With HER ? " He seemed to find it laughable , scrolling up to show all his previous insulting messages to jenna : [ ] " You know how much I can't stand her , right ? I can barely bring myself to insult her ... ] " Besides , even if I were cheating , I wouldn't go for someone young and hot instead of ... that ? What am 1 , brain - dead , Sophia ? Or are you the one who's lost it ? " I calmed down : " None of that explains- " Whether when you said ' find out ,' you meant you were planning to sleep with her . I stared into Declan's eyes : ] " Or if you already have ," His tone mellowed 100 : " I was just trying to give her a taste of her own medicine . " " Fight fire with fire . See ? She was just talking shit - got scared and stopped texting back , didn't she ? " Declan became gentle again . ] ] He leaned down , gripping my arms , explaining softly : ] " Besides , I really was trying to set her up with Marcus . You saw that yourself . " " Marcus is honest and straightforward . Don't you think he and Jenna complement each other ? They're a good match . " ] Seeing I still wasn't convinced , Declan picked up his phone . " Alright , habe . " ] " Since this upsets you , I'll block and delete Jenna , okay ? " [ ] Originally , she'd played the pity card about being a widow living all alone . Said she could die at home and nobody would know , begging us to keep in touch just in case Even though I disliked her , I'd agreed. After all , she was just running her mouth - she'd never actually made a move . Before I could respond , Declan's fingers moved across the screen .] ] Jenna's name disappeared completely from his contacts . Declan spent a long time consoling me . ] He cursed out Jenna all night long . ] Usually so composed , he only lost control when talking about jenna . I didn't fall asleep until dawn ] Everything seemed to have an explanation , but something still felt off - I just couldn't put my finger on what . ] ] Until I went for my prenatal checkup . ] The doctor said I was already three months along , the fetus was stable , and we could resume intimate relations . ] ] So I tried initiating when Declan came home from work , wrapping my arms around him . [ ] But he avoided eye contact and pushed me away repeatedly . When I occasionally touched him , I discovered that despite three months of abstinence , my advances had zero effect on him . " Didn't sleep at all last night , then worked all day . " Declan soothed me , explaining " I'm exhausted , babe- With that , he claimed he had a headache and needed to lie down : ] " With you being pregnant , it's probably better not to . " ] " For the baby's sake . " ] Watching his retreating figure , I came to a realization : When someone doesn't eat at home , they've probably already eaten elsewhere . ] Once suspicion takes root , it grows like wildfire . I spent every day paranoid and sleepless . Finally , after a week , I suggested : " I want to visit my parents ' graves while my belly's still small . " ] Chapter 3 Declan paused , looking at me with concern : ] " Should I take a few days off to come with you ? " ] ] I shook my head considerately : ] " Work's more important . " ] " I'll just be gone four or five days . " ]