"Congratulations, Mrs. Steele, all three of your children are enrolled in Eden Academy," I hear Bright's voice over the phone.
I hang up and turn to the kids and Lewis.
- You did! I scream and throw myself on my husband's neck. He hugs me tightly and kisses me on the lips. Passionate and hot. Then I hug each of the three children of the Gray family.
- You are so good! I say, stroking their hair. Lewis also hugs them, but does it very discreetly.
- It should be noted! Elliot yells and calls food delivery. Christian calls Elena, and I call Eric and Jason.
Twenty minutes later, everyone is assembled and we are celebrating. Wine flows like water, children literally endow us with warmth and spontaneity. I smile at Lewis. Christian squeezes Elena's hand under the table. And for the first time in my life I feel that I am in my place, that I don t want to change anything ...
Well, you grabbed the treasure, Ms. Steele, Eric laughs, looking at Lewis. - Smart, brave, cooks ... Where are they handed out?
Secret, I smile.
- For yourself, what will you get in the "Owl"? Taylor giggles.
"Taylor, Mia's here!" Prothero says sternly.
Mia and the boys go into the living room to watch a cartoon about a knight girl Helena Morse.
- Mom, do you remember what you promised if we did? You promised us a quest: save the princess! says the younger Gray slyly, returning to the table half an hour later.
I remember. But there are a lot of but: where to get the castle, extras and so on.
Mia, sunshine. It's unlikely to work, I say guiltily.
Mia is ready to cry. Crap
A cruel mother forces you to study, but gives nothing in return! Eric and Jason tease. Jerks...
What about saving the princess? Lewis asks, looking at Mia. She raises her teary green eyes at him.
- There is a cartoon about Helena Morse. She is a knight and protects the three royal children from an evil sorcerer. And in one of the episodes, she saves Princess Joan from an ogre. And I would like my mother to save me from the castle like in a cartoon, says Mia.
- Lock? In the suburbs of London there is an abandoned Sutler's castle. It can be rented for a million dollars. So, the princess had wars? Lewis asks mischievously.
- Yes. And the cannibal has an army of zombies, witches, werewolves. And the princess was assisted by Joan's brothers, her squire and royal adviser. And also a blacksmith girl Helena. She's a redhead, Mia says enthusiastically.
- Well, guys, pack your things, we're going on a quest! Lewis yells as he stands up.
So... Okay... This is very unexpected. I didn't expect anything but the fact that Prothero would agree to participate in this. I look at him gratefully.
- Am I going too? Elena is surprised.
- And then. Well, Emma Stone, get ready to get your fourth Oscar nomination, Taylor teases.
Mia is jumping for joy, and I'm infected by her optimism. The boys are also in anticipation of the quest. Out of the corner of my eye, I see Prothero talking to someone on the phone.
Roger, we need two helicopters. Yes, Charlie Tango and Echo Charlie models. On the roof of the owl in forty minutes. And smart pilots. Keep in touch, we might need you and the others, Lewis says coldly and curtly, and hangs up.
I won t take Mia to Owl! The realization that my daughter might see there is very scary.
Baby, we ll go up to the roof with fire escapes. I also understand that it is too early for her to visit my kingdom. But at eighteen... I'll be the first to give her a glass of wine and take her to the boys. And you will be at home, waiting for us. And when we return in the morning from her graduation at Eden, you will grumble at us. And under the heart you will have my child. Lewis smiles.
He thinks about the future. I never made plans for him. Today I'm alive, tomorrow I'm gone...