Chapter 9 - The Question Elena Had Been Afraid to AskThree years into their marriage, Elena became pregnant again.
This time, she was healthy.
The twins were old enough to understand.
“You're having a baby?”
Oliver asked.
“Yes.”
Grace hugged her.
“Can we name it?”
“Maybe.”
Marcus laughed.
“You're outvoted.”
The pregnancy was peaceful.
Until one night, Elena found Marcus awake.
“What are you thinking?”
“That I'm lucky.”
She smiled.
“Why?”
He looked at her.
“You chose me.”
“You chose me first.”
“Yes.”
She sat beside him.
“Do you ever regret becoming my assistant?”
“Never.”
“Even when I was impossible?”
“Especially then.”
She laughed.
Then became serious.
“I was wrong about you.”
“Yes.”
“Don't get smug.”
“I wasn't.”
“You were.”
He smiled.
She touched his face.
“I used to think needing someone meant losing power.”
“And now?”
“Now I think choosing someone is power.”
He kissed her.
The baby was born healthy.
A boy.
They named him Richard.
After Elena's father.
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A new generation.
A new beginning.
