The Wish

Chapter Three

2 months later

"I'm so sorry, Ms. Leger," Maya, one of the agents at the agency, said. "They decided to keep him."

"Thank you, Maya," I answered, gripping a table.

"Of course. Would you like to try for a different child?"

"I will need to ask my husband," I said, my voice starting to shake.

"Alright. Just get back to me as soon as you can."

"Will do," I promised, hanging up the phone. I fell back into my armchair, and began to cry.

I stared up at the ceiling, wondering what I should do.

Aspen.

Wiping the tears off my face, I picked up the phone and dialed Aspen's work number.

"Lucy?" Aspen asked, picking up on the first ring.

"It failed, Aspen," I whispered into the mouthpiece. The other end was silent.

"I will be there in five minutes," he answered finally, and hung up.

I continued to cry, sitting in my chair as I looked out the window of our house. There wasn't an ounce of gloom outdoors, that matched what I was feeling. I almost wished it was raining. It would certainly match my mood.

Aspen
I hung up my phone and began collecting my stuff. Sadness and rage filled me, as I moved the stack of paper I was studying to the side of my desk. "I need to go," I told Officer Dillan.

"But Sir, you have the meeting with His Royal Maj-"

"That can wait," I interrupted, giving him a hard gaze. Normally I wasn't so harsh with the guards, so Officer Dillan knew to back off.

He lowered his head, "What should I tell King Maxon, Sir?"

"Tell him it failed. He will know what I mean," I said over my shoulder, as I slammed the door shut.

I quickly made my way through the palace, heading toward the exit. "I need a car, fast," I told a butler by the door.

He nodded, and sped off. I walked outside by the curb, and took some deep breaths. There was a slight pain in my leg, from walking too fast. But that pain was nothing compared to what I was feeling in my heart.

I closed my eyes, taking more deep breaths. You will get through this, Aspen! A voice in my head shouted. I opened my eyes when I heard the unmistakable sound of a car coming toward me. I got into the car, and turned to the driver. "My place. Fast."

He nodded, and stepped on the pedal.

The second the car rounded the corner to my driveway, I unbuckled my seatbelt and got ready to exit the car. "Thank you!" I called to the driver, as I slammed the car door shut and ran to the door. Well, as fast as my leg would allow me to.

I unlocked the door and silently opened it. I peeked into the living room and saw Lucy sitting in her armchair, looking out the window. The chair was facing away from where I was standing, so she didn't see me. From my view, it looked like she was fine, until I got closer to her and saw her shoulders shook from the crying.

Wordlessly, I walk in front of her and embraced her. She turned toward me, and cried into my shoulder. I held her, trying to both sooth her and keep tears of my own from leaking out. But soon I was crying as well.

"Do we want to try again?" she whispered, after a bit.

"If you want to," I answered into her ear.

She nodded, pulling away to look at me, her face red from crying. I stared into her deep blue eyes, my love for her overwhelming me.

Lucy had gone through so much in her life. Her mother dying. Being sold to the palace, away from her former love. What that rebel had done to her. All those miscarriages. And now this? She didn't deserve any of this.

I leaned in to kiss her, holding her to me. I felt her relax in my arms. Our kiss was soon interrupted by the sound of our phone ringing.

"Go get it," Lucy whispered.

I nodded and kissed her cheek. I walked into the kitchen and picked up the phone.

"Leger," I answered.

"I heard the news." Maxon's voice said.

"Shouldn't you be in a meeting, Your Majesty?" I asked.

"I was, until my advisers got into another heated argument, but that is besides the point. How are you guys doing?"

This chapter made me cry when I was writing it... My love for Aspen and Lucy has grown tremendously in writing this.

I am going on vacation, so updates for all of my fanfictions will decrease!

-theselectionseriesfan