Tears were flowing freely from her as she wept into his shoulder. Now that he was here with her, the dam she built to keep them at bay had finally broken. Rip had been distracting herself from those very thoughts since that night..

She couldn't run from them anymore. Not with him mourning the same loss she was. He was right, their children could have been beautiful and brilliant, a wonderful legacy for both of them to have left behind.

Eventually her tears slowed and so did her quiet sobs against his shoulder. Rip pulled back to wipe tears from her eyes before moving to press her forehead against his. "Two.. I vould vant two...a boy und a girl if ve could haf managed it." Her voice was quiet and watery from crying