"Dad?"
"Mom?"
Our children's voices simultaneously broke us from our memories, our thoughts, our past.
"Yes?" We answered at the same time.
"Are you okay?" They were so alike. They could have been our children.
"Fine," we said at the same time, our eyes locking once more.
Suddenly, I had difficulty breathing.
"Come in," I said, my voice high.
The kids obeyed at once, making themselves at home in the kitchen.
Dimitri and I stayed in the entryway, taking each other in hungrily.
He had aged beautifully. His once dark brown hair was shot through with silver. He had laugh lines and a couple wrinkles on his face. His eyes were ever wise, ever deep, ever sad. He looked good for fifty six.
"Hi," I finally said, wondering if he still found me beautiful. I still worked out, still fought, still ran. My hair was still a dark brown, almost black, with just a few grey hairs. I was still short, still curvey, still fit. Now I had wrinkles though.
"Hi," he replied after a beat of silence.
"So." I paused. "Alexandr is your son." A statement. Good.
"Yes." He paused. "Angela is your daughter." Another statement. Good.
"Yes." There was silence between us. So much silence filled with so many words.
"Where's your husband?" A question. Not good.
"We separated when Angela was seventeen." Pause. "Your wife?" Another question. Not good.
"Separated when Alexandr was fifteen. She died of cancer two years later." No question. Good.
"I'm sorry for your loss." Too personal. Not good.
"We weren't working out. We were married simply to keep people from talking. Strictly friends." Too personal. Not good at all.
"Adrian and I...well, it's the same." Silence.
"Mom? Dinner!"
I smiled slightly. "You heard the woman. Dinner time." I turned away from him and led him to the dining room, where the table was all set.
I was trembling.
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