Elsie was afraid Tyb would come home with a tiny broom any day now, but she hoped he would wait at least until Ben's second birthday. By then it would be too cold and hopefully they could wait until the following summer and he would be in a better place. She would of course, never tell Tyb how much it worried her, because she knew he was looking forward to having that connection to their son. So hopefully she could worry in silence and her husband would be some sort of reasonable with it.
Caroline didn't elaborate much on her answer, but as she came out with her question, Elsie realized her friend had far more on her mind than tea and small talk. It was a heavy question, with no right or wrong answer she supposed, but Els knew she had to take great care in how she answered. Mrs. Robinson entered at that very moment and it gave Elsie a moment to think while her housekeeper set the tea tray and sweets down for them to enjoy. Once Mrs. Robinson had retired from the room, Elsie sighed softly.
"Do I regret my choices," she began as she leaned forward to fix her tea. She had thought of this, many times of course, over her short marriage, and as much upheaval and change it caused, the damage to her reputation and the scrutiny it placed upon her family, Elsie would not change where she had ended up for the life of her. "I regret the timeline," That was the crutch of it, really. "I wish I had found the courage before I did, to take the initiative to make our relationship more official earlier." Had she and Tyb gotten themselves together sooner, perhaps they could have avoided the scandal, but there was no way to know. "I would have liked to enjoy marriage a little bit before becoming a mother, but when it is all said and done, I do not regret the life that I live and the love that I have in this little house." It was little, but it was full to the brim with love.
"Do you have regrets?" Elsie assumed Caroline wouldn't have asked if she wasn't questioning something in her life, but Els had long ago learned to be plain and direct in conversations; life was too short to beat around the bush.
Caroline didn't elaborate much on her answer, but as she came out with her question, Elsie realized her friend had far more on her mind than tea and small talk. It was a heavy question, with no right or wrong answer she supposed, but Els knew she had to take great care in how she answered. Mrs. Robinson entered at that very moment and it gave Elsie a moment to think while her housekeeper set the tea tray and sweets down for them to enjoy. Once Mrs. Robinson had retired from the room, Elsie sighed softly.
"Do I regret my choices," she began as she leaned forward to fix her tea. She had thought of this, many times of course, over her short marriage, and as much upheaval and change it caused, the damage to her reputation and the scrutiny it placed upon her family, Elsie would not change where she had ended up for the life of her. "I regret the timeline," That was the crutch of it, really. "I wish I had found the courage before I did, to take the initiative to make our relationship more official earlier." Had she and Tyb gotten themselves together sooner, perhaps they could have avoided the scandal, but there was no way to know. "I would have liked to enjoy marriage a little bit before becoming a mother, but when it is all said and done, I do not regret the life that I live and the love that I have in this little house." It was little, but it was full to the brim with love.
"Do you have regrets?" Elsie assumed Caroline wouldn't have asked if she wasn't questioning something in her life, but Els had long ago learned to be plain and direct in conversations; life was too short to beat around the bush.
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