Heart-to-Heart

Despite her indignance, she understood that it was classified information that Pierre wouldn't even tell his parents. "Fine. I won't ask, then." She snuggled closer to him. "Are you forbidden from marrying? Can at least know that?"

"No, I'm not." Pierre was of course allowed to marry. However, he would die any moment since his profession required him to risk his life. He didn't expect to have a son, let alone marry someone, as he didn't want to hold up another girl.

"Pierre, do you know how hard it was for me to muster up my courage to learn to love again?" Shutting her eyes, Selena shed a single tear that rolled down her cheek. "Finneas and I were childhood sweethearts, so I spent the best years of my life loving him. Even though being pregnant when I was eighteen cut my youth short, I thought it was worth it for him.