In and Out
Epilogue: Middle Ground
It's a quaint little cafe, and the weather is pleasant enough to dine outdoors. She sips at her glass of juice, a bit remorseful that she can't have her usual cup of cappuccino at the moment, but the day is just too nice to dwell on it. Sun bright and warm, not a cloud in the sky, simply gorgeous.
Her companion taps a finger against the table, drumming out a beat. He can't seem to sit still. He reminds her of Phoenix in that way; always fidgeting.
"You didn't tell him."
She smiles behind her glass. "No."
"Nein, Frau? And when do you plan on unveiling your masterpiece? You can't leave him in a cadenza forever."
She sets down her glass, holding it in two hands, enjoying the coolness of it in contrast to the summer's day.
"In a few months he'll have to notice, even if I say nothing at all."
"Hmm. So you're staying with him, ja? And what brought on this wandel des herzens?"
"I wouldn't call it a change of heart at all, Mr. Gavin." She brings a hand over the belly and the swell that's barely beginning to show. "More a change of perspective."
"ACHTUNG! When the feelings are strong, even the most difficult kinks can be smoothed out. Why, just ask my hair. We have quite the quarrels at times, but we always work it out in the end. Of course, I take it you will be naming him Klavier the second?"
Thalassa laughs, she's surprised with how easily it comes to her. What has gotten into her today?
"I do think he would detest that. With every fiber of his being."
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