240 Chapter 240: The Secrets Were Waiting For Us

Kenneth

Paris, 1984

Returning to the capital felt like leaving a dream. The bliss that we'd found in Aix-en-Provence had been something else entirely. But back in Paris, the secrets and lies were waiting for us.

There were letters from both sets of parents waiting to be answered and we still hadn't agreed to tell them about our pregnancy, let alone our new marriage.

We'd avoided the conversation entirely while in Aix-en-Provence and now back in Paris, we needed to face the reality of our situation.

That first night back brought the first argument on the matter. I was ready to tell everyone back in England but Michelle was not. Those arguments happened almost daily for several months.

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London, Present Day

"Did you ever tell them?" Clara asks me, finally engaging in the story.