All Chapters of Too Late to Love Me: Chapter 31 - Chapter 34

It was the weekend. By the time Julian woke, the sky was dark and the other side of the bed had gone cold. He lay still a moment, then got up to wash and dress.When he opened the window, stars glittered over Port Aurora. The sight lifted his spirits.His phone rang."Julian, are you finished with work?" Vivienne asked."It's the weekend. I wasn't working.""I'm near the hospital. Could you meet me? There's something I'd like to discuss."After a pause, he agreed.He found her leaning against her car. She watched him approach with an intensity that made him look away. He took the passenger seat, and she fastened his seat belt before walking around to drive."What did you want to tell me?""Tea or coffee?" she asked."Coffee."They stopped at a nearby cafe. After ordering, they sat in silence.Finally, Vivienne took a document from her bag."These are Leo's test results and mine. We're compatible."Julian unfolded the report. It described the medical matching that could ma

Vivienne's gaze stayed cold.Elliot stiffened. Hurt flashed across his face, followed by anger."You're that desperate to give him everything?""Julian took nothing when he left," Vivienne said. "He doesn't even know what I've arranged for him since. And there's another thing. We never finished the divorce. We're still married."Elliot stared. "You're... still married?"They'd once come within days of holding their own wedding, and now she was telling him the first marriage had never legally ended."You saw me tear up the papers Julian left," Vivienne explained. "Later I had a new agreement drawn up and made arrangements to divide the property, but I couldn't find him to complete it. I'd considered having his attorney verify his signature so our wedding could go ahead. Then I was diagnosed with cancer. And I realized I wasn't searching for him to get a signature. I was searching because I loved him."The instinct to seek him out every time something went wrong had been love, eve