"Nnn. Their dad was a dentist, remember?" And now her hurting was not only making him hurt but making him regret his life choices. That made her feel even worse!

"And I didn't want something like that." She rubbed her forehead with her free hand, not wanting to admit this. It made her sound so stupid. But she needed to make him understand it wasn't his fault. "I wanted that. I thought that was the path we were on. Even after all the other futures and all our talks... Everything else seemed to be there. Kayla and Nommy are both born. Dinah and Priestly finally got together, so Lena is totally possible now. You and I are... " Her blush deepened and her hand tightened around his.

"Everyone a big happy family, together. It didn't hurt as much to let go of the futures that weren't totally everything that I wanted."