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“Do you even knohat a suitable period of time is, Neal?”

Neal stood up in frustration

“You were never George’s lover,” he exclaimed “You were never his!”

“You and I know that,” Elena said patiently, “but the world does not, and it can never know, if you want to keep your co to work – we need to start believing the lies we have told, instead of holding on to the truth”

“Meaning what?”

“Meaning I have to raise your brother’s child,” Elena said softly, “and you have to concentrate on being a good uncle”

“And what if I want to be a father one day?”

“You will be a father,” Elena told him, “without the title”

“The title’s important,” Neal said softly

“It’s the price you have to pay”

Neal dropped his head in defeat Elena was right He had started theh with it no matter how hard that was

After Neal left, Elena sat by herself for a little while and cried She cried for the conversation she and Neal had just shared, for their lost future and their innocent child who had been dragged into all of this When she was done, she wiped away her tears and walked to the kitchen to have a glass of water After that, she cleaned the living room, dusted, vacuumed, and then finally sat down to a movie but she couldn’t seem to concentrate on it

Housekeeping had done a better job of keeping herand Elena abandoned her movie to answer it She opened the door to find a tall, older gentle there He wore a kindly expression and a half smile

“Hello?” he said “You must be Elena?”

“I… yes I am” she answered