Chapter 193

• "It's nice actually, I have a lot more time" I say with a small nod as she places her now empty mug into the sink beside her.
• "I'm proud of you" Her words wash over me like silk. She's always been on me about scaling back the amount of work I do, scared I'll give myself a heart attack before the age of fifty. And honestly before her I never really cared that much about having time of my own. I thought that building a legacy meant more than almost anything else, but it doesn't, I know that now.
• "Thank you" I whisper quietly even though it's just us two. An intimate silence hangs between us for a moment or two before Amelia breaks it.