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Chapter Twenty-Six
Later
"Go away, Helen. Please." Tommie told me. I was standing outside the door of his private sanctum, and he wasn't letting me in. I had been begging for what must have been about 10 minutes now. "Tommie, please." I sat down against the door. Jane walked past, carrying my nightdress and gown folded in her arms. "Oh, Helen, where would you like these?" She asked, in her chirpy middle-aged voice. "On my bed, please, Jane. Do you think Tommie's going to let me in anytime soon? Or is it a wasted effort?" I sighed heavily. "It's not really my place to say…." She paused for thought. "But, in my experience, ma'am, he'll come around." I nodded. Jane continued along the corridor into my bedroom. "Tommie…." I whispered. I heard some shuffling inside, and Tommie appeared at the doorway.
"What?" Tommie pulled me to my feet.
"Tell me what's wrong." He pulled me inside and shut the door. Inside were piles of blueprints, old and new.
"Just stuff with Ismay again." Tommie chirped. I raised an eyebrow skeptically.
"No it's not, Tommie. Not 'just' that." I pressed on, stroking his hand gently.
"It's Elba." Tommie sighed.
"What do you mean, it's Elba?"
"I've missed the two most important things in her life so far."
"Tommie, she's not even a year old. There will be bigger things in her life… and she won't be the only child we'll have, Tommie."
"Planning things already, are we?"
"No…."
"Yes you are!" Tommie's face brightened. I had managed to distract him at last!
"No I'm not." I stomped my foot down.
"Like you said, she's not even one yet, and you're planning more children!" Tommie took my cheeks into his hands. My face flushed red, and I smiled. "Someone has to be planning our family's future." I held his lips to mine, before he pulled away.
"I have work to do," Tommie gently nudged me out the door. "Goodnight, sweetheart." He pulled me into an embrace before shutting the door. I skipped down the corridor to my room.