“I should have tried harder to find you.”

“I should never have made myself so hard to find.”

She looked toward the yard, where the twins were chasing bubbles with their grandparents. “What are you asking?”

“One honest chance. Not to go back to what we were — we can’t. I’m asking to build something new with the people we are now.”

“And if your company calls?”

“I may answer sometimes.” She looked at him. Damon smiled faintly. “But I will never again confuse urgency with importance. I will never make our children wonder whether I’m coming back.