The Billionaire’s Secret Quartet (Thalassa and Elowen)

Hertha's mouth opened slightly, and under Alaric's sharp, fox-like gaze, her heartbeat raced, tight and fast. She wanted to say yes, that she and Spencer were expecting a child, but deep inside, a heavy shackle held her back, rendering her speechless.

Just as Hertha was about to speak, Thalassa's voice chimed in, "You must've seen the baby bottles and children's dinnerware in the cupboard. I got those because I was feeling nostalgic about my four little ones. I bought those baby items to comfort myself, and had them delivered to Hertha's place by mistake. Hertha signed for them, and she was supposed to give them to me, but I figured my kids are already seven years old; they've outgrown bottles and such. So, I told Hertha to keep them for her future babies. Hertha and Spencer aren't planning on kids yet, right Spencer?"

After finishing, Thalassa turned to Spencer.

Caught mid-bite, Spencer paused, then nodded.

Grasping the lifeline Thalassa had thrown her, Hertha quickly added, "Yeah, those were Thalassa's, a kind of pay-it-forward gesture. It's been tough for her; her kids were only four when they left her. It's been three years since she last saw her little ones. Who knows how tall they've grown or what habits they've picked up..."

Hertha had been at a loss for how to explain the baby items to Alaric. Thalassa's explanation was logical and fitting, a testament to someone who'd once hidden her children with care and cunning.

from Lysander for months, Thalassa clearly had a sharp, clever mind. Keeping

Thalassa's explanation, the tension

was as if a weight had been

you guys had a child seeing the baby items in your cupboard," Alaric

mug. Please, go have

to such formalities

coffee for Alaric, and they continued their dinner,

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Hertha's car, and since she's got dishes to do,

request a sign of true friendship-Alaric