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“It still sucks,” she admitted. “But, that’s the thing with life,” she said. “You can second guess it all you want but you can’t go back and change the past.”
“No, you can’t,” he agreed. “How about you, Viv? You have anything you second guess and like another chance at?”
That was something she never let herself do—wonder about what-ifs. Her life hadn’t turned out so bad but she did see it going in another direction. Maybe one that involved a husband and kids but she still had time for all of that.
“Not really,” she admitted. “I’m pretty happy.”
“You wouldn’t change anything?” he asked.
“Um, well, I’d like to get married someday and have a couple of kids,” she said. Viv had never told anyone else that.
“That sounds nice,” he said. “When I was doing my time, I never allowed myself to hope for things like that.”
“And now?” Viv asked.
“Now that I’m out, I’ve started giving it some thought. I’d like a few kids but settling down right now seems like a pipe dream. Not many women out there can overlook my record.” Cillian pulled his arm from under her hand and slid his plate back in front of him, taking a bite of his food.
“I have,” she almost whispered. “Looked past your record, that is.” Her voice was so quiet, she wondered if he had heard her but his stunned expression and nod let her know he had.
