“I was.”
“I will not tell you Ryan pursued me.”
“He did.”
“I still chose.”
I started crying.
Ethan took my hand.
Lena continued:
“If Oliver becomes part of your children's lives, please don't let what Ryan and I did become something he has to apologize for.”
I closed my eyes.
“I know I have no right to ask you for anything.”
“So this isn't a request.”
“It's just something I hope.”
Then:
“Your children are his siblings.”
“If they want him, let them find each other without making the adults' shame the entrance fee.”
The video moved on.
No dramatic final revelation.
Until the last two minutes.
Lena spoke about her trust.
About Nora.
About Dawson.
Then:
“I also left one thing that isn't for Oliver.”
Nora, sitting across from us, opened a small envelope.
A key.
“To what?”
I asked.
“A safe-deposit box.”
Inside was a folder of Ryan's correspondence with Lena.
