emeralds and diamonds ♔ bridgerton

Part 24

"victoria, please just talk to me."

benedict and i had been married for 6 years. everyone thought we were this great love story. we were in the beginning. but then we went back to england.

anthony went off with kate so benedict took full responsibility of the family. but we were trying to build our own at the time.

we had three children: two boys and a girl. those were the loves of my life. our eldest, eric. a true heart stopper. everyone who met him could not stay away. leopold was our next. everyday he reminds me more of his father. and then my dazzling girl, adelaide.

benedict truly loved them all. he was a great father when he was around.

anthony and kate came back to london after around a year after their departure. benedict did not have a easy time getting rid of his prior duties.

he tried to join back into our lives like he had not practically abandoned us. the children still loved him but our love grew out of each other.

"benedict we can't keep trying at something that won't work." i loved benedict once. but i don't think i ever could again. "you used to be so free, you taught me what it was like to live. but i don't see that part of you anymore."

"you never even wanted to marry me, you were scared to even think about us marrying." he was right. i didn't want to marry him, but not because it was him. but because it was me. he didn't have to get married to me, he had a whole family that could do it for him. but he was wasting his time on me?

i went to walk away. i didn't want to stay in this conversation anyway. he grabbed my hand, spun me around, and kissed me.

and it was just like years ago. when we were kids.

the end.