Enjolras knocked on the dark brown door to his father's office which is located across the hallway from his own; the deep voice that belonged to David Bayard called "Enter." Enjolras clasped the door handle and pushed the heavy door open. Unlike Enjolras's office which was mainly white just like his flat with minimal colour as possible, his fathers was made up of dark wood in every direction you could look, Enjolras made a mental note years back that when he takes over the company and his father's office, the first thing he's going to do is get rid of all the wood that is in there and make it more to his own style.

Slowly entering the office as if he'd been called into the principal's office, Enjolras closed the door behind him and walked towards the large desk at sat opposite the door on the other side of the room. "You wanted to see me" Enjolras stated the obvious as he walked closer to the desk.

"Sit down, we need to have a talk" David pointed to one of the chairs opposite his desk, in lightening time Enjolras found himself sat in the chair which is back straight as if someone had slipped an invisible board down his back making it impossible for him to slouch.

"Couldn't this have waited until another time, I really don't want to leave Eponine alone" Enjolras asked even though he knew his father wasn't listening to him as he was talking to his assistant to bring them both a coffee.

"Talking of Eponine how is she?" David asked surprising Enjolras at the fact he was listening to him. Enjolras sighed in relief as he managed to slouch a little and the invisible board had been removed from his back.

"She's getting plenty of rest like the doctors ordered but the wound on her leg opened up just before I came out so I've asked Combeferre to go to the flat and see to her, she's reacting badly to her pain medication and I don't know if I should stop her from taking it because I don't want her to keep being sick but if she's in pain then I can't deprive her of them. I'll have to ask Combeferre for his advice on what to do. Other than that she's fine" Enjolras explained everything he could to his father wanting nothing more than to be lay on the bed next to her, watching whatever she wanted to watch on the TV. He wasn't happy about having a TV in the bedroom as he's never had one but Eponine insisted that if she's going to be spending so much time in bed then she needs a TV so he happily got her one just to keep her happy, the last thing he needs on his hands at the moment is an angry Eponine.

"That's good to hear, make sure you tell her that your mother and I are here if she needs anything" David smiled as Anna his assistant entered the room, carrying a large tray. Anna is a middle aged woman with two children, her hair is slowly starting to turn grey which Enjolras couldn't help but notice every time he walks past her in the mornings or on his way out of the building in the evening as Anna and his father are usually the last to leave. Unlike his own assistant Isabella who can sometimes be bitchy and is more interested on how her nails and make-up look than her work, Anna is always in a good mood and works hard every day. If Enjolras had his own way he would have fired Isabella a long time ago, honestly he wouldn't have hired her in the first place as the second he laid eyes on her he knew they wouldn't get along.

"We're also engaged now so you can tell mother to go ahead and plan whatever it is she wants" Enjolras casually said as if it wasn't one of the most important moments of his life, after all he is promising to give himself to a woman for the rest of his life. Something he never thought he would see himself doing in his life.

"Are you sure you want to do this. Can't you find another woman who is more suited to you?" His father asked making Enjolras sit up to attention once again.

"Are you seriously asking me this? All of this was your idea because you wanted a grandchild before you die and now you're asking me if I want to change my mind and find someone else" Enjolras felt that feeling deep inside him that told him he should defend Eponine with his life just like any other fiancée would do.

"All I'm saying is there are other women out there which a good background that will suit you very well" David took a small sip from his coffee cup.

"So what you mean is you want me to marry some sick in the mood who comes from money who I have no one in common with instead of Eponine who knows everything about me, who knows what I like and what I don't like, who knows how to make me happy in second when I'm in a bad mood just because she doesn't have money or a good background." Enjolras felt his temper rising as his spoke and took a couple of breathes to calm himself down before he loses his temper with his father. "Yes Eponine's parents aren't the nicest of people and from what she's told me about what they did to her and her siblings and how even when she could have followed in their footsteps she decided to go out and work to help her own brother to escape them. She could have gone into a life of crime but instead she chose the life she has now where she will take nothing that she had earned. So if I had to choose a stick in the mood or Eponine I will choose Eponine every time because she's the strongest person I know, she's not selfish like all those stuck up women. She puts everyone before herself but most importantly I love her with every fibre of my body and I would do anything for her"

"You love her?" David asked shocked never expecting to hear his son say he is in love.

"I didn't plan for it to happen but you gave me my two options and I asked her to help me and she agreed and somehow made me fall in love with her. My plan was to marry her, have a child and get a divorce somewhere down the line and we might argue and disagree on things a lot but now I can't imagine my life without her next to me" Enjolras found himself saying thing he's never said before. Eponine just burst into his life and turned it upside down which is shown by the amount of candles that have started to appear around the flat but he wouldn't change it because all the little things she's adding to their flat is making it a home for the family they will have one day.

A smile appeared on David Bayard's face making Enjolras confused as to why his father was smiling, the only time he sees his father smile is when the firm winds a big case. "Very well, I just wanted to make sure. I've been talking to your mother and she's made me realize that what I asked of you is wrong but I can see you love this girl so whatever you both want is fine by me but we've both agreed on one thing, no children before marriage" Enjolras nodded understanding that a child out of wedlock wouldn't be good for the family even if times have changed. "Now it is your decision, do you want this engagement to continue or do you want to wait a while because I would like grandchildren before I die as I have told you but I also plan on hanging on as long as I possibly can. If you want it to then I will call your mother now and tell her to plan away if not then we can keep this between the three of us for now."

"I am going to marry Eponine as planned, so call mother and tell her to plan her heart out. I want the best for Eponine, she deserves it but tell her not to call Eponine because I want her to rest" Enjolras smiled bring his coffee cup up to his lips with a sigh of happiness.

"Very well but when you look back on this in years to come, I don't want you to hate me for making you do this."

Enjolras placed his cup onto the big shiny desk a large smile present on his face. "How could I hate you, You gave me the option to back out and I chose not too and without you then I would have never discovered that my friendship with Eponine is so much more than friendship like I do now. We didn't really talk before but now we share everything and for the first time in my life I have someone who I can share everything with. You could say she's my Adele." Enjolras explained how Eponine had become what his mother is to his father. In all his life he could never understand the bond his parents shared but now he does because he's go Eponine who is the Adele to his David.

"Now down to business" David clasped his hands together, resting on the edge of the desk in front of him. "My health isn't getting any better so after the wedding whenever that might be, I will only be working part time which means it's all going to be mainly down to you. I want to savour my health while I can so I can get to know my daughter in law and see how wonderful she is for myself and I also want to be able to meet any grandchild I may be granted before my time is up but for now we will forget everything and once Eponine is feeling up to it then I would like to talk to you both together."

"Very well" Enjolras replied knowing there isn't any point in asking what about because his father wouldn't tell him even if he tried his hardest to get it out of him.

"Now enough of the private side of life, now down to real business. We have a large case coming in and I want you to take the lead on it but I will also be overlooking everything as this could make us both very rich."

"Aren't we rich enough?"

"Fine, even richer, it's your decision and I don't want to pressure you into it because I know Eponine is your main priority at the moment but the case is being written up as we speak and if you're interested I will send the papers to your flat as soon as I get them."

"You can send them over and I will take a look but I'm not promising anything right now because I need to know how much work will be involved but I can look at the case, it will save me from watching another reality show" Enjolras laughed wondering how someone can watch so many reality shows as if people don't have enough problems to worry about without having to watch other people's each week.

"I could be wrong but Eponine likes reality show?" David laughed knowing how his son feels about them.

"Every night it's someone trying to be the next big thing or trying to win some cookery show if not that then I have to watch talk shows or something where a camera crew follows someone around recording their life for everyone to see. To Eponine they're like religion, if I talk to her during one she tries to kill me." he shot back wondering how Eponine can sit and watch them for hours on end without her mind tiring to jelly.

"Your mother watches this one TV show and all she does all the way though is shout at the TV, I don't know why she watches it"

"That's happens for me every night, whatever Eponine is watching she'll find something to shout at the TV about. Talking of which I should be getting back and see what mind numbing show she's decided to watch."

I'll get those papers to you this afternoon and I'll need an answer from you in the next couple of days"

With a small nod, Enjolras finished the coffee left in his cup and almost ran out of his father's office, calling a small bye over his shoulder at Anna on his way past. He headed down to the parking garage wanting to be back beside Eponine that second to know she is ok as he's heard nothing from Eponine herself or Combeferre about how she is doing, is her leg ok? Is she still being sick? All these questions spinning around in his head and there isn't anyone to answer them.

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