Chapter 23: Acceptance And Dejection!

Her body held onto me tightly as if she worried I might disappear in the next moment and never return. 

"How could I say now to my lovely wife?" I didn't wish for the woman carrying my child to suffer unwanted stress—turning around, I lifted her into my arms and sat on the bay window seat.

Creak

The wooden base sounded as she leaned against me, looking up with her soft golden eyes filled with worry. "Why do you look so worried?"

Eternia didn't respond to me for quite a while.

Her lips trembled before she spoke with an uncertain and soft voice, her eyes darting across my face. "I wanted.... to apologise."

I understood why she was apologising, but the issue was no longer something I cared about, thanks to my realisations and the help of Elena and Ayr. But still, it was nice she came to me so soon after I returned.

Not to mention, I could feel her presence the moment I returned as she worked up the courage to come here.