Page 26 of Separated from My Love
“He’ll be fine. It is taxing for him to go through the mirror since he has no abilities.” She tilted her head and studied him. He seemed—happy. He used to look haggard and mean whenever she’d been around him. The worry lines and darkness under his eyes had disappeared. A smile seemed natural on his face. “I hear you married. She must be amazing to agree to put up with youeveryday.”
Regina waddled into the room as Genevieve spoke. She was as beautiful as Genevieve had always imagined. She had an ethereal grace, even heavily pregnant. Her platinum blonde hair hung over her shoulders in waves. “Oh, he is incredibly lucky to have me.” She smiled at Bradford and then turned toward Genevieve. “You must be, Eve,” she said. “I must say, it’s so good to finally meet you in person. Trenton has been slaving away trying to find you for so long. I’m glad you have each other again. I so want him to be as happy as Bradford andIare.”
Trenton groaned and rolled onto his side. “I never want to do that again.” He managed to pull himself into a sitting position. “It’s worse than those spinning rides that make you want to lose the contents of yourstomach.”
“Oh, dear,” Regina said. “I hate to one up him…” She frowned and stared down at the floor. “But I do believe my water broke.Bradford…”
“I’m on it,” he said as he started heading out the door. He paused and turned back and asked, “Can one of you help her outside as I bring the cararound.”
Genevieve wanted to laugh but held it in. She’d never thought she’d see the day Bradford Kendall, the Duke of Weston, playboy extraordinaire, would be flustered as he helped his very pregnant wife. “Go,” Genevieve said. “I’ll helpRegina.”
“Thank you,” he said and ran out oftheroom.
“You stay here,” Genevieve said to Trenton. “Get your equilibrium back. I have plans for you later, and I need you in topshape.”
Then she went and helped Regina walk to the front door. When she’d started to talk to Regina through her gift of telepathy, she never imagined she would one day help her in this way. It was odd that the woman who’d replaced Genevieve in Trenton’s life for a short time would enact a change in all their lives. If not for her, and that fateful wedding, would any of them be where they were? Would Alys have fallen through time and found James? What impact had Genevieve’s time in the past changed things? What other little things were altered and would they ever realize the full impact of it? It was strange the path life had led her on. Somehow, she’d miraculously ended up exactly where she needed to be. “Thank you so much,” Regina said. “Why ever did I think having a baby was agoodidea?”
“Because they are blessings. This one will be a part of both you and Bradford. He or she will represent the love you share and will be a legacy of thatunwaveringbond.”
Regina smiled. “It’s a boy. I don’t suppose Trenton bothered to tell you that. Sometimes I wonder if he even listened to me as Ispoke.”
Eve’s lips tilted up in amusement. “I suppose he had his reasons for notlistening.”
“Yeah, you,” Regina said breathlessly. “He was hell-bent on finding you and tuned out the rest of theworld.”
He’s said he’d been researching ways to find her… She hadn’t fully realized to what extent that had taken. How could she have ever doubted him? She’d put him through so much, and he’d been devoted to her the entire time. Somehow, she’d find a way to make it up to him. They made it out the front door as Bradford pulled his car in front. He jumped out and opened the passenger door for Regina. Once she was settled inside, he turned and hugged Genevieve. “Take care of my brother. I’ll call once the babe is born and let you know how theybothare.”
Genevieve nodded and waved him off. It was good to be home. She went back into the house and found Trenton waiting for her withopenarms.
“There you are,” she said. “I thought I told you to waitforme.”
“Darling,” he said. His lips tilted upward, and happiness filled her as it always did when he smiled at her in that way. “I’ll always be right here. Wherever you go, whatever you do, no matter what it takes, I’ll always be here for you.” He pulled her into his arms. “You can countonit.”
