Leaving Ethan for two weeks is harder than Elara expected.She stands in Julian's living room holding her son and crying. Ethan pats her face, confused about why mama is sad."He will be fine," Julian assures her. "We have a routine. He knows my house. He will barely notice you are gone.""That is not comforting.""Elara. Go. Have a honeymoon. Be with your husband. Ethan will be here when you get back."Kieran gently extracts Ethan from Elara's arms. "We need to go or we will miss our flight."Elara kisses Ethan one more time. Then five more times. Then finally lets Kieran pull her away.On the plane to Greece, Elara checks her phone constantly. Photos from Julian. Videos of Ethan playing. Updates every few hours."He is fine," Kieran says. "You need to relax.""I have never been away from him this long.""I know. But this is good for you. For us. We need time to just be Elara and Kieran. Not parents. Not Vaughns. Just us."Elara tries to relax. By the time they land in Athens, she ha
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