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“They were?”
I nod. “I never regretted it.”
“How could you? They’re perfect.”
I smile. “Still, I blamed myself for Madeline’s death. I should have seen the signs. I’m a goddamn doctor and I never saw how depressed she was. I never realized she’d ever do what she did.” Tears flood my eyes as I think of how I failed her.
She presses her lips on mine. “You can’t take the blame for someone else’s choices.”
I laugh. “That’s what Madeline’s father, James, told me.”
“He seems like a good man,” Bree murmurs.
“He is.” I swallow. “But I don’t want to dwell on my past. You’re my future. I love you Bree. I want everything with you, but only on your terms.”
She snuggles her arms around me and kisses my lips. Her gaze landing on my eyes for a one silent moment before she says, “I love you too, Bast and I want everything you’re willing to share with me. And I don’t care what I lose to have you.”
I pull her against me. “You’ll have everything, Red. And there’s not a damn thing or person who can stop us.”
Epilogue - Bree
Nine Months Later
I’ve been studying for one semester now.
I’m enjoying it. I’m taking part-time classes because I want to pick the girls up from school. Bast still employs Mrs. Smyth. She takes the girls to school in the morning, which was a wrench at first, but this way I get to spend our afternoons together.
I choose to study for a degree in jewelry design at the University of London. And yes, my father wasn’t happy when he learned I’m studying a creative subject. He begged me to reconsider and offered to pay my way through law school.
But I’m not cut out for corporate life.
My mother is also not happy. She never wanted me to a study at all. She’s still desperate for those grand babies. Even if they are with Bast.
And then there’s Bast. Unless Bast is on call, he’s home every evening to see his girls before they go to sleep and for us to spend quality time together.
Hettie and Havana are perfect in every way. Well, apart from their pestering to give them a sibling.
Havana wants a brother.
Hettie just wants a newborn to fuss.
But we haven’t been a couple for long and we want to do a lot of practising before we finally have a baby.
Bast and I had a conversation. We’re holding off until we’re married. And as we’re enjoying dating, we’re not discussing marriage.
I can’t deny that I love the idea of adding to our family, but if we decide not to have children at all, I know the family we already have is enough.
Today, I’m back at Heathrow Airport. It’s like the start of my time with Bast, but that time was when I decided I had to forget about him.
But instead of forgetting about him, I’m his girlfriend.
I have to pinch myself sometimes.
I’m so damn lucky.
We’re flying to the US; New York and Florida. And this time I’m going with my man and his beautiful daughters. Bast wanted to take me to New York to see the things I missed the first time. My heart swells that he remembered.
I insisted we added Disney World to our trip.
