Legacy

Rem gazed at the twins in wonder. A scientific vessel wasn't the place for infants, but this exception was worth it.

Alex had wanted children. "The right woman has to meet the right man at the right time to bring the right cells together to create a new, perfect life," he'd said. "Add those things together and it's an astronomical coincidence that we keep going at all." He'd smiled, his nose crinkling before he kissed her. "Life finds a way."

But not for him.

She'd teach them the things Alex loved—science, the moody blues, friendship.

And they'd carry on.