I Won't Let You Go

Chapter 26

Three days have passed and the family were now getting back to their normal routine. It was Friday afternoon and Linda and her girls had an idea about what they could do the following day. At this point, Björn had done so much for Agnetha and with the two of them recovering, Linda decided to take control of the situation by planning a girls day out consisting of herself, Agnetha, Tilda, Esther, and Signe. The girls immediately agreed to the idea. Now it was just a matter of convincing Agnetha to tag along and reassuring Björn that Agnetha would be in safe hands.

"Papa, what are you up to?" Linda asked as she entered the kitchen and Björn was reading a newspaper and Agnetha was drinking her coffee.

"Nothing much," Björn replied. "And you sweetheart?"

"Nothing out of the ordinary," Linda replied. "Mama, I was thinking we can spend the day together. You know, just you, me, and the girls."

"And what exactly would we be doing?" Agnetha asked curiously as she put down her mug and looked up.

"Getting our nails done," Linda replied as she picked up Agnetha's hand and noticed that her mother's nails were in bad shape.

"And what else?" Agnetha asked.

"Maybe we can grab a bite to eat afterwards," Linda suggested.

"But wait," Björn interjected.

"What?" Linda asked as she turned to her Papa.

"Are you and the girls going to be safe dealing with your Mama?"

"Yes Papa, everything is fine."

"Are you sure?"

"Yes Papa."

"So when are we going?!" Agnetha gushed.

"Looks like someone's excited," Björn chuckled to himself. Luckily, Agnetha ignored him.

"Tomorrow morning. 9:30 perhaps?" Linda shrugged.

"Sounds good."

"Awesome."

The rest of the day went by smoothly. Esther and Signe and some of their friends were busy preparing for their upcoming equestrian competition once again and Björn and Agnetha decided to follow their granddaughters out to the stables. Seeing their granddaughters growing up and engaging in the activities that they've always been passionate about, which in Tilda, Esther, and Signe's case has always been horse riding, has always made Agnetha's heart melt knowing that she has been given the opportunity to watch her granddaughters grow up and can't be anymore blessed and thankful for the opportunity.

However, this also makes Agnetha a little sad. She's happy that she was able to have two children and four granddaughters with Björn but Björn also had two more children and several more grandchildren with Lena. Of course, Agnetha was fond of Emma and Anna and their small families, but she truly wished she had more children and at this point, she had accepted that she can't have anymore children. But that didn't mean she was still upset about that. She could get pregnant again if she wanted to, but it would be very risky and to top it off, she was worried about not only what her children and grandchildren would think, along with what her close friends would think, she was also worried about what the press would think and most importantly, what Björn would think.

Björn, on the other hand, had sensed that Agnetha wanted to have more children and he knew how desperate she was. Yes, Agnetha and Björn are always spoiling their grandchildren like crazy along with Björn seeing Agnetha interacting with baby Hedvig, but Björn's intuition told him what Agnetha really wanted. He knew the risks as Agnetha was now an elderly woman and he was an elderly man but it was possible through IVF. After all, Björn and Agnetha had heard the news of a 74 year old woman in India successfully giving birth to twins just the month before, along with several other cases of other elderly women giving birth, but of course, being pregnant at that age is very risky. Her age and her health would have to be considered but Agnetha has been through so much lately that Björn would bend over backwards and do literally anything for her just to make her happy again, even if it involves risky situations like this. But for now, Björn decided to let it go and he had a better idea.