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“It’sgoodthatyouknow,”Lysandersaid.
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Afterapplyingthe<b>salve</b>onher,Josiahgentlystoodup.Whilestraighteningthefirstaidkit,he<b>said</b>,“Intruth,I’vetoarealization.Ifyoudon’twanttogetbacktogether,that’sfine.It’sgoodenoughforus
toremainaswearenow.”
“Ifyouwanttohavekids,don’twasteyourtimewithme,”Lysanderwarned.
“Naturally,Iwantedkids.”
Withasnap,Josiahclosedthefirstaidkit.
Hethencontinued,“Butyou’reright<b>.</b>Achildshouldbebornintoalovingfamily.Iwon’tfallinlovewithanyotherwoman,soIwouldn’thaveachildjustforthesakeofhavingone.”
“Then,youmightendupalonefortherestofyourlife,”Lysandersaid.
Josiahchuckledlightly.“Sobeit,then.”
Intheend,Josiahleftandreturnedtohisownroom.
Afterhehadleft,DaphnesaidtoLysanderviaWhatsApp,“Doyouactuallybelievehim?Mostmenthinkofhavingchildren.EvensomeonelikeHarryinsistedonhavingason.ConsideringthevastwealthoftheGuerrafamily,doyoutrustthathe wouldneverwantachilduntilthedayhebreathshist?”
Lysanderfoundhimselfunabletorefutethosewords.
Havingspentalongtimeintheobstetricsandgynecologydepartment,shehadwitnessedallsortsofabsurdsituations.
Forinstance,amiddle–agedcouplemarriedforoverthirtyyears decidednottohavechildren,butthehusbandsuddenlyhadachangeofheart.Hefoundawomaninhertwentiesandhadthreechildrenwithherinquicksession.Thefamilyoffivethenlivedhappilytogether,leavinghismenopausalwifealone.
Anothermanmadegrandpromisesofbeingtogetherforever,butwhenitwasdiscoveredthatthewifehadhealthissuesthatmadepregnancyunlikely,heturnedhisbackonherinaninstant.Hefiledfordivorceimmediately.Andinlessthantwomonths,hebrought anotherwomanforaprenatalcheckup<b>.</b>
Evenordinarypeopleactedthatway,letaloneJosiah.
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“Bytheway,Lysander,didyouseethemessagesentbyourssrepresentativeinthegroupchat?”
“I’vebeenbustelyandfellill,soIdidn’tcheckmymessages.Whathappened?”Lysanderasked.
“Nextweekendisourschool’shundredthyearanniversary!Iheardthatalotoffamousalumniaringback.Ourssrepresentativeurgedthosewhocanattendtodosotoshowsupportforouralmamater.Evenifwecan’tdomuch,wecanatleastboosttheheadcount”
“Allright,then.It’sbeenawhilesinceI’veseenourformerssmateanyway,”Lysandersaid.
“Okay.Then,we’llgotogetherwhenthetimes.I’lsobebringingsomeonealongforyoutoassess,
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convenience,youstillneedtobeselective.”
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“Don’tworryJusttakealookathimfirst.Ifyouthinkhe’sgood,I’llkeephim.Butifyoufindhim.unsuitable,I’llimmediatelyditchhimandlookforsomeoneelse.It’saboutcastingawidtocatchmore<b>fish</b><b>.</b>Efficiency,mydear,efficiency,”Daphnesaid.
Atherwords,Lysanderwasactuallyrelieved.
“Allright.We’llseeeachother then
TheroomJosiahchosewasinanexcellentlocation.Itwasattheendofthecorridoronthetopfloor,vinuallyfreefromanyonecausing<b>a</b>disruption.
Intheearlymorning,alightrainbeganinthemountains,itsgentlepitter–pattercreatingasoothingambiance,allowingLysandertoenjoyagood<b>night’s</b>sleepforonce.
Uponwakingup,sheheadedtothe<b>hotel’s</b>restaurantforbreakfast.Aservicestaffwithasweetsmileproactivelyhandedthemenutoher.“Ms.Thorne,ourbreakfastisservedbuffet–stylehere.Ifyouhaveanyspecificrequests,dolet<b>us</b>know.”
Itwasclearshehadbeeninstructedaboutitbeforehand.
“Thanks,butit’sokay.I’lljusthavewhatever’savable.”
Lysanderwasn’tpickywithfood.At<b>that</b>moment,allshewantedwastofindaquietcetoeat.
Seeingthat,theservicestaffdidn’tdisturbherfurther.Instead,shemerelyledhertoaspotbythewindowwiththebestview.
Recently,Lysanderhadgrowntiredofoatmeal.Takingatray,shetookafewsandwichesandassofwarmmilkbeforereturningtothesmallsquaretablewithatablequeandsatdown.
Theviewfromthefirstfloorwasn’tasgoodasthetopfloor.Itdidn’tofferasightofthecanyonsinthedistance.However,itsadvantagewasintheproximityofthe restaurant<b>and</b>backyard.Sittingthere,oneonlyneededtoliftone’s<b>gaze</b>slightlytobeholdthelushgreenery.Ifonelistenedclosely,onecouldalsohearthemelodhirpingofthebirds.
Shesippedhermilkwhile<b>reading</b>theeconomewsupdatesonherphone.
Justthen,the<b>sudden</b>soundofwheelsscrapingagainstthegroundechoedbesideher,punctuatedbyrhythmicfootsteps.
Inthenextmoment,afriendlyfemininevoicerangout.“Hello.Isthisseatupied?”
Lysanderlookeduptothe<b>sight</b>ofanexquisitelydressedyoundystandingbeforeher.Sheappearedtobearoundthesameageasher,but/shewasalreadyamother.Thebabystrollershewheeledcontainedababy abouthalfayearold,smilinginnocently.
Thebaby,Aurora,noticedsomeonewatchingher<b>and</b>promptly<b>greeted</b>Lysanderwithherdevelopingvocalsystem.“Oh.”
Lysanderquicklyreplied,“Thesearacrossfrommeisfree.Pleasehave<b>a</b>seat.”
Uponhearingthat,thewoman<b>sat</b>acrossfromherwiththebabystrollerwithouthesitation.Her<b>eyes</b>dancingwithafriendly<b>smile</b>,she<b>casually</b><b>said</b><b>,</b>“That’swonderfullIthoughtIhadtochangeseats.”
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“Noworries.Thereareplentyofseatsintherestaurant,”Lysandersaidsmilingly.
Thewomannoddedwithutmostsolemnity.Then,shesaidcheerfully,“Iwasnaturallyworried.Lookoutsidethewindow.Theviewfromthisspotisthebestinthemorning.Oncetherainstopter,youcanevenseearainbow.”
Atthementionofarainbow,Lysander’sinterestwaspiqued.Shefollowedhergaze,butunfortunately,itwastooearly,andthesunlightwasnotstrongenoughtocreatethesighttheywere hopingfor,<b>and</b>shewasonlywiththeclearbluesky.
“Justwaitalittlelonger.I’llletyouknowwhentherainbow<b>appears</b>,thewomanofferedgenerously.“ThisisasecretIdiscoveredafterobservingforseveraldays.”
Someonewhocouldaffordtoenjoybreakfastsforseveralconsecutivedaysattheresortmustbearegrcustomerthere,heraffluentbackgroundevident.Coupledwithsuchacarefreedisposition,shehadtobeaprominentyoundywhoselifehadbeensmoothsailingsincechildhood.Verily,itwasenviable.
AsLysanderlookedatthecheerfulwoman,shecouldn’thelpbutberemindedofDaphneandfoundherselffondofher.Shecasuallyremarked,“Thankyouforsharingthissecretwithme.”
“Don’tmentionit.Someonewhocansithereiscertainlynoordinaryperson.WhatisyourrtionshipwithJosiah?”
SheknotesJosiah?
LysanderrecalledAmelia,whomshemetyesterday.
<i>Could</i>itbeanotheroneofhiscloseconfidante?Thisoneisevenhasachildwithher!
“Isitoff–limits?It’sokay.Ifthat’sthecase,forgetIasked.Iunderstand.”
Grinning,thewomanwinkedatLysander.Shefirstsecuredthebabystrollerbesidethetablebeforeadjusting theanglesoAuroracouldsitup.
Aurorafacedthebackyardbeyondthewindow.Herround,bigeyesinstantlylitup.Shebeganbobbingherpetiteheadaroundtotakeinallthesights.Thehatadornedwithflowersonherheadalsostartedswayingwithhermovements.
Lysander’sheartmeltedatthesight<b>.</b>Shecouldn’thelpbuplimentsoftly,“Yourdaughteristrulyadorable.Shemustbe<b>about</b><b>six</b>monthsold,<b>right</b>?”
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