Chapter 0122

For a moment, I sat there in shock, looking at Elva and her wide, earnest eyes.

Nicholas wasn’t exactly the last person I thought she’d say. He had been visiting her a lot lately, he always seemed to make time for her. But I would have thought Santa Claus or the Easter Bunny would

have taken higher priority for a three year old

My face burned hot at the implication that Nicholas would well, we would have to be married for

Nicholas to be Elva’s father, wouldn’t we?

I cleared my throat. “Um, Elva, honey Nicholas can’t be your dad

Elva tilted her head. “Why not?”

“Someday he’s going to have his own family to take care of His own wife, and his own kids. He won’t

have time to spend with you and me

Elva’s shoulders slumped “Why?”

“We won’t be living here anymore then, and he’d have to travel away from them to see us. You wouldn’t

want him to make his family sad, just so he’d come to see us?

“But I’ll be sad

and my

find a nice man that wants to be a part of our family, Elva And

ever hope

the ground.

I

more I could say to comfort her. I understood her attachment to

good with Elva. He was honest and kind.

he would make an excellent husband. I remembered our

world, but he always compromised with me.

his time and

with one another, we would always make up before we went to sleep.

whispered as he caressed my cheek

unhappy”

my image of that caring man into a future where

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through the night, just as we had done in the past, when one of us or the other snuck

remembered how warm he was it

I chastised

for good reasons, too

never be together. And

I

either Our hearts had been so close, but our social classes were so far apart, he might

the

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